"When I came back, after all this publicity, I was still a second-class citizen."

"The only way to beat the competition is to be better than them."

"When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn't ride in the front of the bus. I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where I wanted. I wasn't invited to sh…"

"I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics was to do your best."

"I was not invited to the White House to shake hands with the President."