Abebe Bikila

“When I run, I feel like I am flying.”

“The race is won in the mind, not just the body.”

“I wanted the world to know that my country, Ethiopia, has always won with determination and heroism.”

“Men of success meet with tragedy. It was the will of God that I won the Olympics, and it was the will of God that I met with my accident. I accepted those victories as I accept this tragedy.”

“Success is not a gift. You have to earn it.”

“I was not afraid. I knew I could win.”

“It was not the shoes that mattered, but the heart.”