Bob Richards Quotes

A collection of quotes by Bob Richards.

Bob Richards is a retired American pole vaulter and Olympic athlete. He was born on February 20, 1926, in Champaign, Illinois. Richards represented the United States in the 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympic Games, winning two gold medals in the pole vault. He was also an inspirational speaker and author, promoting physical fitness and religious principles. Richards played a significant role in popularizing the sport of pole vaulting in America. He passed away on March 6, 2021, at the age of 95.

Is not that a great principle for all of living? The people

Is not that a great principle for all of living? The people who will really accomplish great things in life are those who are willing to discipline their lives, who maintain their health, their vitality, their efficiency through this process of rigorous disciplining of what they take into their bodies and what they do in life. It's a very important thing in terms of championship living.

Health

You are what you think. You are what you go for. You are wha

You are what you think. You are what you go for. You are what you do!

Motivational

I won it, at least five million times. Men who were stronger

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.

Competition

One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that y

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.

Discipline

Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.

Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.

Courage