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No one has a life where everything that happened was good. I think the thing that made life good for me is that I never looked back. I've always been positive, no matter what happened.

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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 believe in me more than anything in this world.

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No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.

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They would say, 'If you run around too much as a girl, you'll never be able to have children.' The running was supposed to be too much strain for your body, and your body would never be the same again.

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Down South, there was the old 'ladies-don't-do-such-things' way of thinking. You couldn't be a lady and a good athlete at the same time.

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

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

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The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.

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But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: June 23rd, 1940

Died: November 12th, 1994

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