I was ahead in the slalom. But in the second run, everyone fell on a dangerous spot. I was beaten by a woman who got up faster than I did. I learned that people fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster.
-- Bonnie St. John
In 1984, she was the second-fastest
amputee skier in the world, and the first
African-American Olympic ski medalist.
There is only one word I can say in reply to that:
Word.