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Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.

~Wilma Rudolph

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When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

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Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

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I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.

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Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.

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After the scarlet fever and the whooping cough, I remember I started to get mad about it all... I went through the stage of asking myself, 'Wilma, what is this existence all about? Is it about being sick all the time? It can't be.' So I started getting angry about things, fighting back in a new way with a vengeance.

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When I ran, I felt like a butterfly that was free.

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It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.

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I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

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The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: June 23rd, 1940

Died: November 12th, 1994

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