Major Taylor
Major Taylor
Marshall Walter "Major" Taylorwas an American cyclist who won the world 1 miletrack cycling championship in 1899 after setting numerous world records and overcoming racial discrimination. Taylor was the first African-American cyclist to achieve the level of world champion and only the second black man to win a world championship in any sport, after Canadian boxer George Dixon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth26 November 1878
CountryUnited States of America
Major Taylor quotes about
american-athlete best book discussing great might overcome subject
I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
sportsmanship stones golden
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.
champion typical modesty
Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.