Many, many, many people thatI met during my teaching career Had no idea that I had ever...

[light music] Valerie: Many, many, many people that
I met during my teaching career Had no idea that I had ever run. People my age and even older people, "oh, your brother was really famous "and did you ever think about doing track?" And I'd say, "yeah, actually I ran." "oh, I never heard of you." Track was like having been given birth into a new life. It's a place you came and relaxed And felt good about yourself And it didn't matter that you
didn't look like everybody else The way it was in the classroom, You know, back at school or in your neighbourhood. These were just people who were here for the same reasons That you were here. David: I'll tell you the first time I saw valerie, I didn't know who she was But I saw this woman who was weeping. And so I said, "who's that?" They said, "well, that's val." And I said, "why is she crying?" And they said, "she's probably
had a really
hard workout