Famed American sprinter Jesse Owens with German runner Lutz Long. The two were apparently quite good friends.
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"BY SAYING THIS, I ASSURE YOU THAT I AM COMPLETELY FREE FROM ALL RACIAL HATRED: in any case, it is undesirable for one race to mix with other races. With the exception of a few gratuitous successes that I am willing to admit, systematic interbreeding has never yielded good results. The desire to remain racially pure is proof of the viability and good hygiene of the race.
PRIDE IN ONE'S RACE — AND THAT DOESN'T IMPLY CONTEMPT FOR OTHER RACES — is also a normal and healthy feeling. I have never considered the Chinese and Japanese to be inferior to us. They belong to ancient civilizations and I openly admit that THEIR HISTORICAL PAST SURPASSES OURS. They have the right to be proud of their past, just as we have the right to be proud of the civilization to which we belong. Indeed, I believe that the more resilient the Chinese and Japanese remain in their pride in race, the easier it will be for me to get along with them.
In its crucible of trials, National Socialism will melt and melt out all those qualities that are characteristic of the German soul; and out of this will come a modern German - hardworking, honest, self-confident, but easy to communicate, not proud of himself or who he is, but proud of his belonging to a large community that is admired by other peoples. This sense of collective superiority IN NO WAY IMPLIES THE SLIGHTEST DESIRE TO CRUSH OR SUPPRESS OTHERS. We, I know, sometimes went too far with our cult of this feeling (i.e. racial pride), but it was necessary at the very beginning, when we were forced to push the Germans quite rudely to put their feet up and get them back on track. In the nature of things, too much push in either direction invariably leads to an equally strong jolt in the opposite direction. All this, of course, cannot be done in one day. This requires a slow-moving pressure of time."
Attributed to Hitler in his 1945 Political Testament (emphasis seems to be added?) I'm not able to procure a copy myself or attest to its authenticity but given how much the man's been lied about it wouldn't surprise me.