"We must respect the rights and properties of……" — Jesse Owens
"We must respect the rights and properties of our fellowman. And then learn to play the game of life, as well as the game of athletics, according to the rules of society. If you can take that and put it into practice in the community in which you live, then, to me you have won the greatest championship."
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38 Quotes by Jesse Owens
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People come out to see you perform and you've got to give them the best you have within you.
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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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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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