52 result(s) for Jesse Owens Quotes.
"The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing."
"We all have the key – the key to open the door to success."
"We have to know the rules in order to break them effectively."
"People don’t come to see you start, they come to see you finish."
"We must start with a simple truth: the Negro as a race is a complete failure."
"A lifetime of training for just 10 seconds."
"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."
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"It's always the heart that makes the difference. It always comes down to the soul, guts, heart."
"I won't go along with something I don't believe in, and I'll be willing to take the consequences."
"Race, creed, and color have no place in the training field."
"We all have problems. The way we solve them is what makes us different."
"There is something that can happen to every athlete and every human being; the instinct to slack off, to give in to pain, to give less than your best; the instinct to hope you can win through luck. But the athletes who can overcome those instincts will be the ones who change the world."
"Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you'll start believing in it."
"The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first."
"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."
"After I came home from the 1936 Olympics with my four medals, it became increasingly apparent that everyone was going to slap me on the back, want to shake my hand or have me up to their suite. But no one was going to offer me a job."
"I always loved running - it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs."
"We must wake up to the fact that the black athlete is free only in the sense that he is not a slave."
"Realize that by succeeding in sports you are setting an example for others."
"Race for an ideal, and always strive to make your mark on the world."
"Friendship is optional; respect is mandatory."
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"The only way to handle pressure is to apply it."
"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."
"Let me tell you. Always finish on the positive. Never finish on the negative."
"Life doesn’t give itself to one who tries to keep all of its advantages at once. I have often thought of the problems I have overcome and yet must overcome. I am proud of my achievements."
"We have to find what we are best at and make the most of it."
"Friendships made on the field of play can sometimes be more solid and longer-lasting than those off it."
"Find the positive in every day, in every situation, in every person that surrounds you."
"Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds."
"People come out to see you perform and you've got to give them the best you have within you."
"The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself--the invisible battles inside all of us--that's where it's at."
"We can train, and train, and train... but at some point, you have to let go and allow your body to do what it knows how to do."
"I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs."
"Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust."
"I always believed that I could control the situation, that I could pass anyone if I worked harder than they did. That's the way it was, and that's the way it always will be."
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"For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world."
"I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs."
"Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it."
"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."
"Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust."
"One chance is all you need."
"I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power."
"We all have obstacles. The feeling of satisfaction comes by overcoming something."
"I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics, anyway, was to do your best. As I'd learned long ago from Charles Riley, the only victory that counts is the one over yourself."
"Race, religion, and national origin. That's what makes discrimination."
"I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up."
"Find the good. It's all around you. You just have to look for it."
"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."
"We must start with the simple notion that one can't withhold the rights of another human being without endangering one's own."
"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."
"I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power."
"The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness."
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