Jesse Owens
American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist, 1913-1980
5 quotes.
Quotes by Jesse Owens
- It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it’s close.
- The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals.
- The road to the Olympics leads — in the end — to the best within us.
- We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.
- 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.