A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.
Meaning of the quote
The quote suggests that even though an athlete may train for many years, the actual competition or performance may only last a short amount of time, in this case, just ten seconds. The idea is that the hard work and dedication required to reach that level of skill and performance is immense, but the final result happens quickly. It highlights the intense focus and preparation needed to excel at the highest level of any sport or competition.
About Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who achieved incredible success at the 1936 Olympics, winning four gold medals and crushing Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy. He set multiple world records and is considered one of the greatest athletes in history.
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If you don’t try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody’s back yard.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
One chance is all you need.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
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.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
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.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
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.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
Life doesn’t give you all the practice races you need.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it and you’ll start believing in it.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)
Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
American track and field athlete (1913-1980)