pushed back because of the color of his skin , now there was no way in hell the he used this as any type of an excuse when he didn't come in first. Jesse first started to see that he had talent when he was in high school. He sees that he has a talent that not everyone else was blessed with to have so he worked at it very hard in , fact harder than anyone else around him. So while he did this it allowed him to stand out even more than he ever dreamed. Fittinglly he Owens virtually all the records at Ohio State University. There of course was a down side at his university though because of prej- udice people. Then the graet depression didn't help at all, fewer than 15 percent of the american youths seeked a degree weather they were black or white. Although there was a small number of black college people. If Jesse wouldn't have made himself the premire athletic prospect the would have never been thought of as one to continue or pursue his education. ...
