- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Early
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned early on that extraordinary challenges lead to extraordinary victories.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
It started off with flu-like symptoms and pain; then, I started feeling really funny. In two weeks, I was paralyzed from the waist down, and it spiraled down from there. Every ability I had was slowly slipping away.
- Nov 07, 2020
Swimming is still very much a part of me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want the other Victorias out there, the people that are suffering or going through something, to keep fighting.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was told it couldn't be done. My dream was impossible. But on March 3, 2016, after spending 10 years in a wheelchair paralyzed from the waist down, I took my first steps without assistance. That was no easy task.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my doctors said I would never walk, I didn't believe them. I knew I wasn't meant to spend my life in a chair.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
At some points, hope was the only thing I had. When I began my journey toward walking again, I clung to hope like a life raft.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I was a water baby. We lived near a lake, had a pool in our backyard, and as soon as I was old enough, I joined a swim team. By 10, I was winning local events.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have these big brown eyes, so ever since I was a baby, you could tell what I was feeling and thinking based on my eyes.
- Jazz
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up doing tap, jazz, and ballet, so I understand rhythm and movement and performing.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know that feeling when your leg falls asleep and you can't really feel it or move it? Well, that's what my legs feel like all the time, so being fluid and graceful has been difficult.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's been a reality check that my muscles are still really affected by my spinal cord injury, but it's also been super empowering to see how much I'm capable of.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 10 years old, 'Dancing with the Stars' premiered, and I told my mom, 'I'm going to be on that show one day.'
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 11 years old, I got very sick and slipped into a vegetative state for four years and was pretty much written off as a lost cause.
- Purpose
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- Nov 07, 2020
The climb might be tough and challenging,but the view is worth it. There is a purpose for that pain; you just can't always see it right away.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm honored to be a part of the #ShowEm campaign because it recognizes the importance of who we are at our core and what drives us to become who we want to be, no matter what obstacles we face. Jockey has given me a platform to show people that the impossible can be possible if you keep fighting and believing.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love to smile, even through pain.
- Fall
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have a spinal or brain injury, or any kind of devastating illness, you kind of fall through the cracks in a sense. Your world implodes, and no one is really there to help pick up the pieces.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who doesn't like to get dressed up and eat good food?
- Inspire
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's such a tremendous honor to redefine what is possible and inspire people. I just want to do that as long as possible.
- Really
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- Nov 07, 2020
The traditional tango is really staccato, but with the Argentine tango, you have to be really sexy and saucy.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My swim coach was very tough on me, and I respond well to that training... being pushed to my limit.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was written off as a lost cause. But I'm living proof that miracles can happen.
- Medals
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- Nov 07, 2020
While paralyzed, I won a gold and three silver medals as a competitive swimmer.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will use my voice to change the world, spreading hope, spreading love, and spreading life, 'cause the world needs that. That's enough for me.
- Gold
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I made it to the top five on 'Dancing with the Stars.' To me, that was just a tremendous accomplishment.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm an athlete, I'm a competitor, so whenever you have a loss, you feel it in your heart.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Thank you' is never enough for me to say to my family.
- High School
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was bullied in high school. I would go through the hallways and be pointed at and laughed at because I was the new kid in a wheelchair.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing greater than just having people that pick you up when you get knocked down.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020