Because I had to work so hard to get the opportunity, I was… - Bonnie St. John

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Because I had to work so hard to get the opportunity, I was very committed to make the most of it. My story is proof that if you have the drive and you really want to make a difference, you can.

Bonnie St. John

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Bonnie St. John (born November 7, 1964) is an American former Paralympic skier, author, and public speaker. St. John had her right leg amputated below the knee when she was 5 years old. Despite these challenges, she went on to excel as an athlete, a scholar, a mother and a businesswoman. She is the first African-American to win medals in Winter Paralympic competition as a ski racer, and the first African-American to medal in any paralympic event. St. John earned bronze and silver medals in several alpine skiing events during the 1984 Winter Paralympics. After graduating from Harvard and earning a Rhodes Scholarship, St. John went on to successful corporate career, first in sales with IBM, then as a corporate consultant. She has also written six books, including one each with her daughter Darcy, and her husband, Allen P. Haines.

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I'm not only just a role model to say, 'See what I did, you can do it too', but to actually give people the tools and the techniques and the research to understand how to break through those barriers. I love that I get to do that.

When I won, it was a shock to me and I think to everyone. And it was only later that I realised I was the first African-American to win, Oh my gosh, that was very special. It was terrific. There's just so few African-Americans in the sport, but that was a great milestone.

The resilience that I had to show to learn how to walk again after my leg was amputated to then become an athlete when nobody would even have me on high school teams. So taking that resilience and turning it around and saying how can I give that resilience to other people?"

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