“Winning is great but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.” — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals. — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
'I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world. — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
Later on in life, I discovered that in order for me to be successful, I had to have a challenge. I can't… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life. — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
I know black women in Tennessee who have worked all their lives, from the time they were twelve years old to the day they… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
After the scarlet fever and the whooping cough, I remember I started to get mad about it all... I went through the stage of… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
“Winning is great but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.” — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
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. — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
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… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
I thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran. — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome. — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
I was six years old before I realized that there was something wrong with me... But I did have this crooked left leg, and… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
