The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
I don't consciously try to be a role model, so I don't know if I am or not. That's for other people to decide.
My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.
I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.
Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.
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.