Terry Fox
Terry Fox
Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox CC ODwas a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to end his quest after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres, and ultimately cost him his life, his efforts resulted in a lasting, worldwide legacy. The annual Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth28 July 1958
CityWinnipeg, Canada
CountryCanada
After meeting so many people around town that loved that station, the music and what it offered, I felt that St. Louis was craving a new smooth-jazz listening experience. I set out to create just that.
That is why they are all tied together right from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean today participating,
I think it's good he's getting his base back together if something happens,
We're there to show our sympathy, ... We're there to show our support and that we care. Whatever gift you give is going to be appreciated.
I just wish people would realize that anything's possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try.
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.
It took cancer to realize that being self-centered is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others.
Dreams are made possible if you try
I want to try the impossible to show that it can be done.
I don’t feel that this is unfair. That’s the thing about cancer. I’m not the only one, it happens all the time to people. I’m not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives it more meaning. It’ll inspire more people. I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try
I want to set an example that will never be forgotten.
I'm not a dreamer, and I'm not saying this will initiate any kind of definitive answer or cure to cancer, but I believe in miracles. I have to.
I know that you can do the impossible.
Everybody seems to have given up hope of trying. I haven't. It isn't easy and it isn't supposed to be, but I'm accomplishing something. How many people give up a lot to do something good. I'm sure we would have found a cure for cancer 20 years ago if we had really tried