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Letter "J" » Jesse Owens Quotes
«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.»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
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«Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
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Friendship
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«One chance is all you need.»
«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.»
«If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard»
«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.»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
«I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
«The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
«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.»
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