The night before my amputation, my former basketball coach brought me a magazine with an article on an amputee who ran in the New York Marathon. It was then I decided to meet this new challenge head on and not only overcome my disability, but conquer it in such a way that I could never look back and say it disabled me.
Terry FoxI bet some of you feel sorry for me. Well don't. Having an artificial leg has its advantages. I've broken my right knee many times and it doesn't hurt a bit.
Terry FoxMaybe thatโs why Iโve made it as far as I have โ 2,521 miles. If I ran to a doctor every time I got a little cyst or abrasion Iโd still be in Nova Scotia. Or else Iโd never have started. Iโve seen people in so much pain. The little bit of pain Iโm going through is nothing. They canโt shut it off, and I canโt shut down every time I feel a little sore.
Terry Fox