Jesse Owens — "People say it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but …"

People say it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do? I had four gold medals, but you can't eat four gold medals.
Jesse Owens — Jesse Owens Modern · Olympic athlete, Berlin 1936

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Discussing his post-Olympics struggles

Date: 1950

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