The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
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I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.Wilma Rudolph
What do you do after you are world-famous and nineteen or twenty and you have sat with prime ministers, kings and queens, the Pope Do you go back home and take a job What do you do to keep your sanity You come back to the real world.
Wilma Rudolph
I believe in me more than anything in this world.
Wilma Rudolph
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.
Wilma Rudolph
I had a series of childhood illnesses . . . scarlet fever . . . . pneumonia . . . . Polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports.
Wilma Rudolph
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.
Wilma Rudolph
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