25 Quotes by Major Taylor

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.

Now a few words of advice to boys, and especially to those of my own race, my heart goes out to them as they face life's struggles.

I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in everyday life.

There are positively no mental, physical or moral attainments too lofty for the Negro to accomplish if granted a fair and equal opportunity.

It is my thought that clean living and a strict observance of the golden rule of true sportsmanship are foundation stones without which a championship structure cannot be built.

Life is too short for any man to hold bitterness in his heart.

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.