I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn`t like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports.
Wilma Rudolph
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
Wilma Rudolph
You get through [the exhaustion] by saying [the Duel in the Pool] is just an extension of the world championships, ... Everyone`s exhausted -- the United States, the Australians, the coaches, everybody.
Natalie Coughlin
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someda...
Wilma Rudolph
We only have two things that we share in this life; we are born and we die. And what we do in between those times, we`ve got to be happy. I don`t let the outside world deter me.
Dawn Fraser
This whole meet has kind of been survival mode. I`m definitely not in peak condition. I can`t focus really, really intensely for four years straight.
Natalie Coughlin
There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl`s requesting a signed photo of me.
Michael Phelps
The year after the Olympics is always an interesting year. The Australians are getting better and better. . . . Each team is pushing each other to get better. It`s good for the sport of swimming and it`s good for both teams.
Natalie Coughlin
The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.
Wilma Rudolph
Some keep their school ties forever, and I know I`m going to be one of those people, ... Who knows, if I get bored between Olympics, maybe I`ll become an assistant coach for the team. If they`ll have me, that is.
Natalie Coughlin
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
Wilma Rudolph
I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn`t like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports.
Wilma Rudolph
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