It's like having a pet dog for a long time. You get attache… - Jesse Owens

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It's like having a pet dog for a long time. You get attached to it, and when it dies you miss it.

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James Cleveland Owens (12 September 1913 – 31 March 1980) was an African-American athlete and civic leader; winner of 4 Gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany; he used the name Jesse beginning in childhood, when he gave his name as "J.C. Owens" and was misheard.

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Also Known As: The Buckeye Bullet

Alternative Names: James Cleveland Owens • James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens

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Orang yang tidak memiliki mimpi seperti burung yang patah sayapnya.

When I came back, after all those stories about Hitler and his snub, I came back to my native country, and I could not ride in the front of the bus. I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where I wanted. Now what's the difference?

If you don’t try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody’s back yard.

It's like having a pet dog for a long time. You get attached to it, and when it dies you miss it. - Jesse Owens

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