“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick yourself up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion.”

About Wilma Rudolph

Athlete • American

Wilma Rudolph was an American sprinter who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field. Rudolph overcame childhood polio and scarlet fever to win three gold medals at...