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I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.

~Ann Bancroft

Topics: Better Get Know Our Ourselves Overcome Push Strive Struggles Think I Think

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I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I can't do something and I think I can. It goes back to my childhood when I had problems in school because I have a learning disability.

~Ann Bancroft

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For me, the greatest obstacles are never on the ice itself. That's the area I excel in. That's where my passion is. I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.

~Ann Bancroft

Topics: Area Better Excel Get Greatest Ice Itself Know Me Never Obstacles Our Ourselves Overcome Passion Push Strive Struggles Think Where I Think

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I do not think about being beautiful. What I devote most of my time to is being healthy.

~Ann Bancroft

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I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong, but I make up for physical strength in other areas, like steadiness and not panicking under stress.

~Ann Bancroft

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Growing up in a rural setting in Minnesota, I was raised with the outdoors and a sense of adventure.

~Ann Bancroft

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I'm sort of a strange bird.

~Ann Bancroft

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And then there's also this element of - some people would describe it as spirits or a presence that appears when things are very difficult, physically and emotionally. You know, when you're really putting out. So the third man aura is sort of an appearance. It's the yeti.

~Ann Bancroft

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For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise?

~Ann Bancroft

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My brother Bill, who is a year older, is a climber, and when I was in the seventh grade, he taught me how to rappel off the frozen waterfall in our backyard.

~Ann Bancroft

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Explorer

Born: September 29th, 1955

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