Victoria Arlen Quotes

Having loved sport my whole life, competing in a Paralympics would be a dream come true.

For most Olympic athletes, their training is their hardest challenge and where they push themselves to the limit. For Paralympians, training and competition is an escape from the hardships and struggles of their everyday life. That is the difference.

People used to call the Paralympics the 'Special Olympics.' These men and women are athletes. They are warriors. They are people who are not confined by what they have been given. It's amazing to see where, and how far, the human body can really go.

That's really what the Paralympics is about: these amazing athletes and this technology that's allowing them to reach their full potential.

It was a true honor to have represented my country at my first Paralympic Winter Games and proud to bring home gold and silver medals for the U.S.

To be able to wear your country's colors and compete in the Paralympics for the snowboard team... it's pretty powerful.

I was a torch carrier in the 2012 Paralympics and every time I thought 'I can't do this' I would look at the blade runners and the athletes and wheelchairs think, okay, I can run.

Lance Armstrong is the guy that I would put up there as one of my heroes. He's done something that no one else has done and when you put into it what he overcame, it's absolutely unbelievable.

I always said, 'A blind dog with three legs could get a standing ovation for singing 'I'm Still Here!'

I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything.

I love winners when they cry, losers when they try.

Winning gold and three silver medals at the Paralympic games is something I'll never forget, but I knew deep down there was still more work to do. I had to continue to redefine what was possible and get back everything that was taken away from me.

I've met quadriplegics who have lost the use of their limbs but not their spirit. They are not dark, defeated people.

I've gone through a lot in my life, I have seen a lot of struggles and difficulties. I have braved it all and won medals for my country with my determination.

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist and more importantly, cancer survivor, has said 'if you ever get a second chance for something, you've got to go all the way.'

This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve.

You actually can make it, no matter what. I truly am a firm believer in that. Eminem's living proof.

I think a big part of our attraction to sport movies are the stories contained within the sports.

When I was about 10, I saw Timothy Bottoms in a tele-movie called 'A Shining Season,' and it really moved me. I was maybe 8 or 9. Timothy played a runner who had cancer, and he defied the odds by coaching a girls' team to victory.

I ventured into fiction in 1988 with 'What Love Sees,' a biographical novel of a woman's unwavering determination to lead a full life despite blindness.

Antwone's story was a story of hope and that's what appealed to me. I needed hope myself at that time. I think all actors give up at some time and think they're never going to make it.

The odds were against us, but we deserve to be where we are.

I get Tweets every day from people telling me that 'Hey, I'm going to overcome my injury or my illness. Cancer. Different diseases. I can beat it because Adrian Peterson showed me the determination and the willpower to be able to prosper and get through adversity whenever it comes.'

It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I made it back on the team and won a gold medal in 2008.