Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Glodean Rudolphwas an American track and field sprinter, who competed in the 100 and 200 meters dash. Rudolph was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth23 June 1940
CitySaint Bethlehem, TN
CountryUnited States of America
believe world i-believe
I believe in me more than anything in this world.
sports dream struggle
The triumph can't be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.
life years sometimes
Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.
confidence being-yourself important
I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.
winning gold three
When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God, why was I here? What was my purpose? Surely, it wasn't just to win three gold medals. There has to be more to this life than that.
cities discipline trying
It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.
mother believe athlete
My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.
goal mountain prime
I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high.
success sports accomplishment
The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.
happiness success perseverance
The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
inspirational-sports athlete greatness
The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
mind
I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.
motivational determination giving-up
I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.
role-models people trying
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.