I never really understood what made the man tick before I read this article. Great Buckeye, but an even better man and individual. 

One of the heroes of the 1936 Berlin games, the great Jesse Owens, understood what the most important things in life are. To Jesse, they were matters of the conscience and of the soul.

https://fee.org/articles/the-jesse-owens-they-dont-teach-you-about-in-history-class/