"People come out to see you perform and……" — Jesse Owens
"People come out to see you perform and you've got to give them the best you have within you."
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38 Quotes by Jesse Owens
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One day or another every athlete feels like taking it easy. He stops trying to exceed his limits, and thinks…
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We must respect the rights and properties of our fellowman. And then learn to play the game of life, as…
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When I came back, after all those stories about Hitler and his snub, I came back to my native country,…
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It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it's close
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I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of…
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Only by God?s grace have I made it to see today and only by God?s grace will I ever see…
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The black fist is a meaningless symbol. When you open it, you have nothing but fingers - weak, empty fingers.…
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If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of…
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It dawned on me with blinding brightness. I realized: I had jumped into another rare kind of stratosphere - one…
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I decided I wasn't going to come down. I was going to fly. I was going to stay up in…
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After I came home from the 1936 Olympics with my four medals, it became increasingly apparent that everyone was going…
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The secret is, first, get a thoroughbred horse because they are the most nervous animals on earth. Then get the…
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