I Had Four Gold Medals, But You

Running Is Real. It’s All Joy And Woe, Hard As Diamond. It Makes You Weary Beyond Comprehension, But It Also Makes You Free.

To A Sprinter, The Hundred-yard Dash Is Over In Three Seconds, Not Nine Or Ten.

Joe Louis And I Were The First Modern National Sports Figures Who Were Black... But Neither Of Us Could Do National Advertising Because The South Wouldn't Buy It. That Was The Social Stigma We Lived Under.

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.

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 Complete Command Of The Fundamentals. Then It Takes Desire, Determination, Discipline, And Self-sacrifice. And Finally, It Takes A Great Deal Of Love, Fairness And Respect For Your Fellow Man. Put All These Together, And Even If You Don't Win, How Can You Lose?