Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.”

This especially applies to a young child with polio, the 20th of 22 children from her father’s two marriages.

She had both pneumonia and scarlet fever as a child and contracted polio when she was five. She recovered but retained weakness in one leg and foot. She wore braces to walk until she was twelve and received limited care because of the rural isolation of her family.

For two years her mother took her every week to a Nashville hospital for treatment. Her family added rigorous daily massage therapy. She wore a special orthopedic shoe for two years.

She was determined to overcome her obstacles and began playing basketball (one year she scored 803 points and set a new Tennessee high school record) and running track in high school.

During a competition, the track coach at Tennessee State University saw her and was so impressed he urged her to enroll and try out for the track team.

When Wilma Rudolph won the Bronze Medal in the 1956 Olympics and three Gold Medals in the 1960 Olympics, she was recognized as one of the greatest athletes in the world.

Wilma Rudolph built her life by “running over obstacles.”

Trust God and see what you can achieve.

The Bible says in Philippians 4:13,” I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” NKJV

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