Sarah Will
Sarah Will
Sarah Will is a paralympic skier who spent 11 years on the U.S. Disabled Ski Team. During this time, she earned a record 13 medalswhile competing in four Winter Paralympic Games between 1992 and 2002. Will serves as a ski instructor and is otherwise active in the Vail community. She was named to the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in July 2009 and is a nominee for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame...
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I showed everyone the medal and they said, 'Ooh, I can't believe how heavy it is,' Sometimes they were more interested in the medal than in me. I was like, 'Hey, what about me?'
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I've been working (steadily) for the last eight years or so. So I promised my family we'd spend a proper summer together.
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I've been swimming competitively since I was 5. My mom used to be more strict about me going to practice and being involved in it. But now, she says it's all up to me whether I continue to do it.
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I've come a long way with my foul shooting. I could not hit a free throw for anything my freshman and sophomore year. I feel real comfortable now.
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I've been doing a lot more miles doing workouts twice a week.
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I've been e-mailing everyone I know. To get the student body involved would be the greatest thing ever.
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I used to write at home, but it didn't ever occur to me to be a writer.
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Think about it. If you are single, after graduation there isn't one occasion where people celebrate you. ... Hallmark doesn't make a "congratulations, you didn't marry the wrong guy" card. And where's the flatware for going on vacation alone?
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They applied it and we didn't challenge it.
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They always want to answer the phone but they never know what to say after they pick it up.
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The winter here's cold and bitter, it's chilled us to the bone. We haven't seen the sun for weeks, too long too far from home. I feel just like I'm sinking, and I claw for solid ground. I'm pulled down by the undertow, I never thought I could feel so
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The victory of success is half done when one gains the habit of work.
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These are some isolated areas, but we won't know what's there until we get on the ground to take a closer look.
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These are a different group of people and I've got to pay my dues all over again. I've got to show them that I have the capability to do this. And I have absolutely no problem doing that.