American - Athlete | June 23, 1940 - November 12, 1994
No one has a life where everything that happened was good. I think the thing that made life good for me is that I never looked back. I've always been positive, no matter what happened.
Wilma Rudolph
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Down South, there was the old 'ladies-don't-do-such-things' way of thinking. You couldn't be a lady and a good athlete at the same time.
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Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.
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But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals.
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I was six years old before I realized that there was something wrong with me... But I did have this crooked left leg, and my left foot was turned inward.
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In college, I was an education major and qualified for several jobs. But the fame that came with the Olympic medals was too threatening to many people.
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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.
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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.
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They would say, 'If you run around too much as a girl, you'll never be able to have children.' The running was supposed to be too much strain for your body, and your body would never be the same again.
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I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.
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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 nine to five job.
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There were good jobs, but they were never what I wanted to do. Somehow, people always thought of Wilma Rudolph as a threat.
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