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Milt Campbell Quotes

1933–2012 United States

Milton Gray Campbell (December 9, 1933 – November 2, 2012) was an American decathlete of the 1950s. In 1956, he became the first African American to win the gold medal in the decathlon of the Summer Olympic Games.

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If you'll look at my athletic career, it's as great a career as that of anyone who ever came down the pike.

Second, once you know where it is you want to go, you have to be dedicated to the idea, and pursue it. Persistence is the antidote to failure.

First, have a goal, It should be a goal you have to really reach for -- not something that's attainable tomorrow. But it's not a bad idea to set little goals along the way.

Then you have to have the discipline to do all the things you have to do to accomplish what you want to do. But this isn't something that really has to be taught. If you have a goal and are in love with the idea, you will develop the discipline.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Milt Campbell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.