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Even if I don't finish, we need others to continue. It's got to keep going.

Terry Fox

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Terry Fox
Age: 21 †
Born: 1959
Born: July 28
Died: 1981
Died: June 28
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City of Hamilton
Terrance Stanley Fox
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Even though I'm not running anymore, we still have to try to find a cure for cancer. Other people should go ahead and try to do their own thing now.
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I bet some of you feel sorry for me. Well don't. Having an artificial leg has its advantages. I've broken my right knee many times and it doesn't hurt a bit.
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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
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I'm not doing the run to become rich or famous.
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It snowed all day long, fortunately it didn't stay on the road. It was very, very cold today. Fortunately, the wind was at my back. The terrain was rolly but not big hills. The first miles were like usual tough, but I felt quite good from there till the end of 10 miles.
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I want to set an example that will never be forgotten.
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I know that you can do the impossible.
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Somewhere the hurting must stop.
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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.
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I remember promising myself that should I live I would prove myself deserving of life.
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When I started this run, I said that if we all gave one dollar, we’d have $22 million for cancer research, and I don’t care man, there’s no reason that isn’t possible. No reason!
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Our privacy is starting to be invaded and we can't get anything done. I'm happy with the fundraising but upset we don't have time to talk and meet with people.
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It took cancer to realize that being self-centered is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others.
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It’s one thing to run across Canada, but now, people are really going to know what cancer is.
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