My mother is a fighter. After ...

My mother is a fighter. After she battled polio and learned to walk again, the doctors told her she would be a cripple her entire life. Instead of accepting defeat, she refused this fate and went on to become the West African Womens Singles tennis champion in college.
 Uzo Aduba

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I'm realizing, you don't need to change anything about yourself. This is who you are, and it's okay. That's daring.
 Uzo Aduba
Ive heard of nothing coming from nothing, but Ive never heard of absolutely nothing coming from hard work.
 Uzo Aduba