Wilma Rudolph - Quotes, Death & Facts
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Wilma Rudolph - Quotes, Death & Facts
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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In less than a year, I’d traveled from quitting running to twentieth at nationals, then to sixth, and now, second among the Americans at worlds. It seemed as though when my mind talked, my body listened, opening me to progress. My plan was to keep making more.
Deena Kastor, Michelle Hamilton • Let Your Mind Run
The route to setting national records was not a straight line. Ms. D’Amato coped with injuries and setbacks. But she had pledged to herself that running would remain “joyful,” and setting small goals made a big difference. So did incentives: She ended each long run with a root beer float.