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By the time I was 12 I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything.


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Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.



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

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



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

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



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

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



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

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



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

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



No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.

No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.



The potential for greatness lives within us all.

The potential for greatness lives within us all.



Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.

Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.



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.

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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