Determination Quote by Wilma Rudolph

I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.

— Wilma Rudolph

Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.

— Wilma Rudolph

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

No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.

— Wilma Rudolph

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

“Winning is great but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.”

— Wilma Rudolph

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

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

I thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran.

— Wilma Rudolph

Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.

— Wilma Rudolph

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

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

— Wilma Rudolph