A lifetime of training for just ten seconds. – Jesse Owens
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. – Jesse Owens
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. – Jesse Owens
For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world. – Jesse Owens
If I had a formula for bypassing trouble, I would not pass it around. Trouble creates a capacity to handle it. I dont embrace trouble; thats as bad as treating it as an enemy. But I do say: meet it as a friend, for youll see a lot of it, and had better be on speaking terms with it. – Oliver Wendell Holmes