Quotes by Jesse Owens

“Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.”

“One chance is all you need.”

“I wanted no part of politics. And I wasnt in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics, anyway, was to do your best. As Id learned long ago from Charles Riley, the only victory that counts is the one over yourself.”

“If you dont try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebodys back yard”

“The battles that count arent the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself -- the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us -- thats where its at.”

“I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.”

“The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.”

“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. Its all around you. Find it, showcase it and youll start believing in it.”

“If you can accept losing, you cant win.”

“To me, we must learn to spell the word RESPECT. We must respect the rights and properties of our fellowman. And then learn to play the game of life, as well as the game of athletics, according to the rules of society. If you can take that and put it into practice in the community in which you live, then, to me you have won the greatest championship.”

“Just ironge the people who tend mock at you”

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.

It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when its close.

Find the good. Its all around you. Find it, showcase it and youll start believing in it.

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

If you dont try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebodys back yard. The thrill of competing carries with it the thrill of a gold medal. One wants to win to prove himself the best.

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

One chance is all you need.