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Letter "J" » Jesse Owens Quotes
«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.»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
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«A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.»
«Just ironge the people who tend mock at you»
«Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.»
«For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.»
«People come out to see you perform and you've got to give them the best you have within you. The lives of most men are patchwork quilts. Or at best one matching outfit with a closet and laundry bag full of incongruous accumulations. A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
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«Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
«It took a lot of courage for him to befriend me in front of Hitler,»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
«You can melt down all the medals and cups I have and they wouldn't be a plating on the 24-carat friendship I felt for Long at that moment.»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
«Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.»
Author: Jesse Owens
(Athlete)
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