Running is real. It’s all joy and woe, hard as diamond. It makes you weary beyond comprehension, but it also makes you free.
JESSE OWENSHitler didn’t snub me – it was our president who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send me a telegram.
More Jesse Owens Quotes
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If you don’t try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody’s back yard.
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Hitler didn’t snub me – it was our president who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send me a telegram.
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I fought, I fought harder, but one cell at a time, panic crept into my body, taking me over.
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The only victory that counts is the one over yourself.
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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.
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The secret is, first, get a thoroughbred horse because they are the most nervous animals on earth. Then get the biggest gun you can find and make sure the starter fires that big gun right by the nervous thoroughbred’s ear.
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The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.
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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.
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Life doesn’t give you all the practice races you need.
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People come out to see you perform and you’ve got to give them the best you have within you.
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If you don’t try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody’s back yard. The thrill of competing carries with it the thrill of a gold medal. One wants to win to prove himself the best.
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I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.
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Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it and you’ll start believing in it.
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I’d noticed him watching me for a year or so, especially when we’d play games where there was running or jumping.
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The black fist is a meaningless symbol. When you open it, you have nothing but fingers – weak, empty fingers. The only time the black fist has significance is when there’s money inside. There’s where the power lies.
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