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> [No one has a life where everything that happened was good. I think the thing that made life good for me is that I never looked back. I've always been positive, no matter what happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/no-one-has-a-life-where-everything-that-happened-was-good-i-think-the/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

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## Other authors on Life Happened

## More by Wilma Rudolph

> [I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/i-knew-that-whatever-i-set-my-mind-to-do-i-could-do/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/sometimes-it-takes-years-to-really-grasp-what-has-happened-to-your/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [I know black women in Tennessee who have worked all their lives, from the time they were twelve years old to the day they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/i-know-black-women-in-tennessee-who-have-worked-all-their-lives-from/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/no-matter-what-great-things-you-accomplish-somebody-helps-you/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [After the scarlet fever and the whooping cough, I remember I started to get mad about it all... I went through the stage of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/after-the-scarlet-fever-and-the-whooping-cough-i-remember-i-started/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [“Winning is great but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/winning-is-great-but-if-you-are-really-going-to-do-something-in-life/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [I don't consciously try to be a role model, so I don't know if I am or not. That's for other people to decide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/i-don-t-consciously-try-to-be-a-role-model-so-i-don-t-know-if-i-am-or/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [Later on in life, I discovered that in order for me to be successful, I had to have a challenge. I can't do a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/later-on-in-life-i-discovered-that-in-order-for-me-to-be-successful-i/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [I thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/i-thought-i-d-never-get-to-see-that-florence-griffith-joyner-every/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/believe-me-the-reward-is-not-so-great-without-the-struggle/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/when-the-sun-is-shining-i-can-do-anything-no-mountain-is-too-high-no/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [I was six years old before I realized that there was something wrong with me... But I did have this crooked left leg, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/i-was-six-years-old-before-i-realized-that-there-was-something-wrong/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [The triumph can't be had without the struggle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/the-triumph-can-t-be-had-without-the-struggle/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [The potential for greatness lives within each of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/the-potential-for-greatness-lives-within-each-of-us/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

> [In college, I was an education major and qualified for several jobs. But the fame that came with the Olympic medals was too threatening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/in-college-i-was-an-education-major-and-qualified-for-several-jobs/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

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