I had worked so hard to be able to participate, to qualify,… - Bonnie St. John

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I had worked so hard to be able to participate, to qualify, to be a part of it. And then I was completely stunned at how well I did. It was a surprise to me,"

Bonnie St. John

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About Bonnie St. John

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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Loneliness is epidemic. I recently sat down with a group of high school seniors and looked at the difference between looking extraordinary and being extraordinary. They said looking extraordinary lasts five minutes but being extraordinary lasts a lifetime. … I think it’s so hard for people going on social media and trying to look perfect all the time. … You don’t get help.”

It's great to learn that at an early age, that what happens to you doesn't have to - you know it can make you feel a certain way but then you have the power to turn that around, she says. And some adults have never learned that, right?

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