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.
JESSE OWENS
One chance is all you need.
More Jesse Owens Quotes
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The only victory that counts is the one over yourself.
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It was bad enough to have toppled from the Olympic heights to make my living competing with animals. But the competition wasn’t even fair. No man could beat a race horse, not even for 100 yards.
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To a sprinter, the hundred-yard dash is over in three seconds, not nine or ten.
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I always loved running. It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.
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It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it’s close.
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