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Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.
I believe in me more than anything in this world.
I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.
I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.
I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.... (more Wilma Rudolph quotes)
Won three Olympic gold medals in 1960 (100-m. dash, 200-m. dash, 4x100-m. relay), and a bronze in 1956 (4x100-m. relay).
Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member).
Pictured on a USA 23? definitive (regular-issue) stamp in the Distinguished Americans series, issued 14 July 2004 in booklets and sheets.
Children: Yolanda (born 1958), Djuanna (1964), Robert Jr. (1965), and Xurry (1971).
A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.... (more Wilma Rudolph trivia)
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Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull and David Diaz |
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Wilma Rudolph (Sports Heroes and Legends) by Thomas Streissguth |
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Wilma Rudolph: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies) by Maureen M. Smith |
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