If I had gone to the games and failed, there wouldn't be anyone to follow in my footsteps. — Alice Coachman (image via Library of Congress) The year: 1948. The place: Wembley Stadium in London, with 80,000-plus pairs of eyes all watching the Summer Olympics High Jump competition.
A Woman to Know: Alice Coachman
A Woman to Know: Alice Coachman
A Woman to Know: Alice Coachman
If I had gone to the games and failed, there wouldn't be anyone to follow in my footsteps. — Alice Coachman (image via Library of Congress) The year: 1948. The place: Wembley Stadium in London, with 80,000-plus pairs of eyes all watching the Summer Olympics High Jump competition.