Terry Fox Quotes
I know that you can do the impossible.
Scrivener, Leslie. Terry Fox: His Story. McClelland & Stewart, 2000, p. 166.
The two Roosevelts were actually 6th cousins. This was an incredible endorsement at the time. FDR had not yet accomplished anything substantial and TR was the extremely popular President of the United States. TR saw what so many people missed. Even after FDR won the Presidency, there were many who did not think he was very able.
Terrance Stanley Fox CC OD was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east to west 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 (3,339 mi), 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 to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is now the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over C$750 million has been raised in his name as of January 2018.
