"For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world." ― Jesse Owens Topic(s): Famous More From Jesse Owens "A lifetime of training for just ten seconds." "We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort." More In Famous "I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn’t think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved."― Clyde Tombaugh "It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn’t be anonymous."― Ben Stein "I guess some people want to be performers because they want to be famous."― Jenny Slate