Nancy Greene
Nancy Greene
Nancy Catherine Greene Raine, OC, OBC, ODis a Canadian Senator for British Columbia and a champion alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth11 May 1943
CountryCanada
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Rowing provided a place to go, a community where people cared about what I did and what I achieved.
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I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to go ski even when things aren't working. You must have a commitment to work hard and to never give up.
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For a nation, I'm not sure why we value equity over excellence, ... All kids are entitled to an appropriate education for their ability, not just those we're teaching to a minimum standard.
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David and I both feel this is our way of giving back to 4-H. We don't have children of our own, so this project allows us to help kids who don't have the financial resources or land to have their own animal. It helps more kids get involved with 4-H.