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

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Major Taylor
Age: 53 †
Born: 1878
Born: November 26
Died: 1932
Died: June 21
Cyclist
Sport Cyclist
Indianapolis
Indiana
Marshall Walter Taylor
Marshall Taylor
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Trail
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Walking
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Life is too short for any man to hold bitterness in his heart.
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There will always be that dreadful monster prejudice to do extra battle against because of their color.
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The moral turpitude of the boys of today appears to center in their failure to concentrate on any particular objective long enough to obtain their maximum results.
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There are positively no mental, physical or moral attainments too lofty for the Negro to accomplish if granted a fair and equal opportunity.
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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.
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These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained.
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Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.
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I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in everyday life.
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Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins.
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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.
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