I Would Be Disappointed If I Were

I Had A Series Of Childhood Illnesses... Scarlet Fever.... Pneumonia.... Polio. I Walked With Braces Until I Was At Least Nine Years Old. My Life Wasn't Like The Average Person Who Grew Up And Decided To Enter The World Of Sports.

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.

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.

When The Sun Is Shining I Can Do Anything; No Mountain Is Too High, No Trouble Too Difficult To Overcome.

I Knew That Whatever I Set My Mind To Do. I Could Do.