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… — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
It almost hurts me to walk down a road and have people grab my hand and ask for my autograph and not sit and… — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
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… — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
“I just wish people would realise that anything is possible if you try. Dreams are made if people try.” — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
Maybe now, instead of being afraid and saying, 'Look how hard Terry tried, and he still got cancer,' instead people will say, 'Look at… — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
If I ran to a doctor every time I got a little cyst or abrasion, I'd still be in Nova Scotia. — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
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.… — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
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… — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
It took cancer to realize that being self-centered is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others. — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
I've said to people before that I'm going to do my very best to make it, and I'm not going to give up. And… — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
One thing hurts me. I keep hearing 'Terry Fox.' I'm not doing the run to become rich or famous... To me, being famous is… — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
If there's a pro-Canadian, or someone who's a real proud Canadian, I am. Nobody in Canada would want a united Canada more than me. — Terry Fox Copy Share Image
