American - Athlete | September 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980
We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.
Jesse Owens
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The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.
YourselfGoldInevitableInside
Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
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One chance is all you need.
ChanceYouNeed
Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it.
GoodStartYouFindBelieving
Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.
LifePracticeYouNeedGiveRaces
A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.
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Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
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If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard.
WinYouBackTryHoldWell
Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.
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The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.
BondWorthHumanAnythingOnly
For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.
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