Wilma Rudolph Quotes, Thoughts and images

'I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world.

My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

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

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

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

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

The potential for greatness lives within us all.

I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.

I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.

I believe in me more than anything in this world.

My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.

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.

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.

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

By the time I was 12 I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything.

I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high.

I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.

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

when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals.