“I wouldn't have been what you'd call a champion if I had accepted failure when it first came, if I had looked at it and said, 'Well, that's it.'”
Quote by Shirley Strickland
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Shirley Strickland
Shirley Strickland, born on July 18, 1925, was an outstanding Australian Olympic athlete. She won gold medals in the 100m and 200m events at the 1948 London Olympics, becoming the first woman from Australia to win two gold medals at the Olympics. Strickland's athletic career was short, but her achievements in athletics had a profound impact on Australia and the world. more
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Source: A call to order: written between the years 1918 and 1926 and including Cock and harlequin, Professional secrets, and other critical essays
“The ocean humbles you. You can go and win a world title, but you're never going to beat the ocean.”