If there's a sport that demands the utmost self-belief and inner confidence in yourself, it has to be track and field. In a sport where you and only you can affect your performance, a great deal of responsibility and pressure can weigh on your shoulders.

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"Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you’ll start believing it."

- Jesse Owens

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"Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing it."

- Jesse Owens

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"It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it's close."

- Jesse Owens

Integrity

"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."

- Jesse Owens

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"One chance is all you need."

- Jesse Owens

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"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others."

- Hasidic Proverb

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"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

- Oscar Wilde

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"Be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

- Judy Garland

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"I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will."

- Amy Schumer

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"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."

- Rosalynn Carter

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