The potential for greatness lives within us all.

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When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

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It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.

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I would be disappointed if I were remembered as a runner because I feelthat my contribution to the youth of America has far exceeded the woman who was the Olympic champion

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I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.

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I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high.

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Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.

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My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.

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I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

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Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.

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