The Road to Becoming a Champion
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When Nancy Merki was around ten years old, she contracted polio and had to walk with crutches.
Hoping to strengthen her leg muscles, her parents brought her to a swimming coach.
Four years later, Nancy placed third in a swimming competition held in California. At the age of nineteen, she went on to become a national champion.
President Roosevelt once asked her,
“How were you able to become a champion despite your physical challenges?”
She simply replied,
“I just kept going.”
