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> [I won a silver medal. But really, I ended up running the fastest race of my life to become part of something that transcended the Games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/i-won-a-silver-medal-but-really-i-ended-up-running-the-fastest-race/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

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> [It has been said that sharing my silver medal with that incident on the victory dais detracted from my performance. On the contrary. I have to confess, I was rather proud to be part of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/it-has-been-said-that-sharing-my-silver-medal-with-that-incident-on/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

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## More by Peter Norman

> [I think most Australians would favor what I did. At least I hope they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/i-think-most-australians-would-favor-what-i-did-at-least-i-hope-they/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

> [You grow through the conflict and you emerge together. I think that's what the Olympics are all about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/you-grow-through-the-conflict-and-you-emerge-together-i-think-that-s/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

> [What we do to our native Australians, our own indigenous people, is nothing short of horrific.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/what-we-do-to-our-native-australians-our-own-indigenous-people-is/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

> [I won a silver medal. But really, I ended up running the fastest race of my life to become part of something that transcended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/i-won-a-silver-medal-but-really-i-ended-up-running-the-fastest-race/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

> [My attitude was, they'd earned the right to do what they thought they had to do with their one square metre of Olympic dais,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/my-attitude-was-they-d-earned-the-right-to-do-what-they-thought-they/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

> [I couldn't see why a black man wasn't allowed to drink out of the same water fountain or sit in the same bus or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/i-couldn-t-see-why-a-black-man-wasn-t-allowed-to-drink-out-of-the/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

> [I believe every man is born equal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/i-believe-every-man-is-born-equal/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

> [The raised arm and the clenched hand was a symbol of unity with the fingers coming together and a symbol of strength. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/the-raised-arm-and-the-clenched-hand-was-a-symbol-of-unity-with-the/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

> [I always had my views on racial tolerance. I couldn't see why anyone would dislike or to the nth degree hate someone simply because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/i-always-had-my-views-on-racial-tolerance-i-couldn-t-see-why-anyone/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

> [I believe in civil rights. Every man is born equal and should be treated as human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/i-believe-in-civil-rights-every-man-is-born-equal-and-should-be/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

> [It has been said that sharing my silver medal with that incident on the victory dais detracted from my performance. On the contrary. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-norman/it-has-been-said-that-sharing-my-silver-medal-with-that-incident-on/)

[Peter Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-norman/)

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