Major Taylor

I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship. ↗

— Major Taylor

#aspiring #athletic #career #clean #clean living

In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail. ↗

— Major Taylor

#had #i #my own #own #pioneer

Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion. ↗

— Major Taylor

#modesty #should #success #typical

An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons. ↗

— Major Taylor

#athlete #champions #clean #live #lives

I can hardly express in words my deep feeling and sympathy for them, knowing as I do, the many serious handicaps and obstacles that will confront them in almost every walk of life. ↗

— Major Taylor

#confront #deep #deep feeling #every #express

There will always be that dreadful monster prejudice to do extra battle against because of their color. ↗

— Major Taylor

#always #battle #because #color #dreadful

Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show. ↗

— Major Taylor

#cardinal #characters #clean #clean living #greatest

Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins. ↗

— Major Taylor

#bow #champion #day #each #even

I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering. ↗

— Major Taylor

#after #also #always #best #confidence

I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success for themselves. ↗

— Major Taylor

#carry #courage #dreadful #fortitude #i