20 Motivational Wilma Rudolph Quotes For Success In Life

Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American sprinter born in Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee, who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. These inspirational Wilma Rudolph Quotes will change your life.

Best Wilma Rudolph Quotes

1. “‘I can’t’ are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world.” – Wilma Rudolph
2. “Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.” – Wilma Rudolph
3. “I’m in my prime. There’s no goal too far, no mountain too high.” – Wilma Rudolph
4. “By the time I was 12 I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything.” – Wilma Rudolph
5. “I thought I’d never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner — every time she ran, I ran.” – Wilma Rudolph
6. “I don’t know why I run so fast. I just run.” – Wilma Rudolph
7. “But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there’s always a way to achieve your goals.” – Wilma Rudolph
8. “Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.” – Wilma Rudolph

9. “My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.” – Wilma Rudolph

10. “When the sun is shining, I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” – Wilma Rudolph
11. “No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.” – Wilma Rudolph
12. “Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.” – Wilma Rudolph
13. “The triumph can’t be had without the struggle.” – Wilma Rudolph
14. “I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.” – Wilma Rudolph
15. “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

16. “The potential for greatness lives within us all.” – Wilma Rudolph

17. “I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.” – Wilma Rudolph
18. “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
19. “I believe in me more than anything in this world.” – Wilma Rudolph
20. “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.” – Wilma Rudolph

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