I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.

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My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.

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I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world.

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The triumph can't be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.

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

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I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.

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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 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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The potential for greatness lives within us all.

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