Quote #30
Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.
More from Jesse Owens
- In the end, it's extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more that that, too. It starts with comple…
- One chance is all you need.
- 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 …
- People come out to see you perform and you've got to give them the best you have within you. The lives of most men are patchwork quilts. Or…
- I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.
- The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.
- 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…
- To me, we must learn to spell the word RESPECT. We must respect the rights and properties of our fellowman. And then learn to play the game…