I won it, at least five million times. Men who were stronger, bigger … — Bob Richards

I won it, at least five million times. Men who were stronger, bigger and faster than I was could have done it, but they never picked up a pole, and never made the feeble effort to pick their legs off the ground and get over the bar.

Bob RichardsAthlete · American · b. 1926

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You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men. — Benjamin Disraeli
Women may fall when there's no strength in men. — William Shakespeare
Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition to love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles. — Bob Richards
One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top. — Bob Richards