I know black women in Tennessee who have worked all their lives, from the time they were twelve years old to the day they died. These women don't listen to the women's liberation rhetoric because they know that it's nothing… — 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