Page 82: "I fell off, but the merry-go-round keeps moving."
Page 145: "There are no words for this moment."
Page 158: "I want to believe."
Page 202: "Unfortunately there's often a deep, wide abyss between good intentions and concrete actions."
Page 214: "Going over the finish line must be wonderful... it means you finished. You made it. Even if you don't get a medal." "... about the finish line. It's symbolic because it's also the starting line."
Page 217: “Where’s your spirit? Where’s your determination, your drive? …Hasn’t being on this tram taught you that around the bend of every headwind cones a tailwind?”
Page 223: “I can see the grit… The focus.”
Page 237: “The truth is always OK.”
Page 241: “He tells us that life isn’t about what happens to you, it’s about what you do about what happens to you.”
Page 249: “Repetition. Effort. Pain. Success. There really is no shortcut.”
Page 256: “I try to think of good things, but somehow negative thoughts creep in. They take root so easily. Like pesky weeds in a delicate garden.”
Page 258: “You are worthy, okay? Quit telling yourself you’re not.”
Page 278: “But as every athlete knows—-no pain, no gain. So I push myself…”
Page 287: “I want to be around you because you inspire me! You’re amazing. You’re the most incredible person I have ever known.”
Page 291: “I laugh and I smile and I look into his eyes and see my little idea blooming inside him. Suddenly I feel stronger.” “In this moment, anything seems possible.”
Page 302: “Focus on the finish line.”
Page 306: “Her biggest wish isn’t to cross a finish line or have people cheer for her. It’s to have people see her instead of her condition. That’s all anybody with a disability wants. Don’t sum up the person based on what you see, or what you don’t understand; get to know them.”
Page 314: ” It’s disturbing how fast weeds take root in my garden of worthiness. They’re so hard to pull. And grow back easily.”
Page 328: “Minute by minute by minute by minute. Hour by hour… Day by day by day by day. That’s how anybody makes it through anything.”
Page 332: “This race has made me believe that there’s nothing I can’t do.”
Page 119: "It's the first time I've felt ready."
