People suddenly expected less of me and I didn't want that. Not only could I keep up with sighted kids, I could excel. I have an intense competiveness that was always in me.
If all you do is make excuses, then that is how people see you. Make your strengths visible. - Marla Runyan
If all you do is make excuses, then that is how people see you. Make your strengths visible.
- Marla Runyan
It was a very strange, disappointing race in that no one wanted to take it out. That's why I took the lead. I wanted some people to run the real dist… - Marla Runyan
It was a very strange, disappointing race in that no one wanted to take it out. That's why I took the lead. I wanted some people to run the real dist…
I wanted to run my race. I didn't want to sit there and play games and see who could kick the hardest. I wanted it to be a race. - Marla Runyan
I wanted to run my race. I didn't want to sit there and play games and see who could kick the hardest. I wanted it to be a race.
If you want to be known for whom you are as a person, then your responsibility it to make your qualities more visible. I believe if you don't you are… - Marla Runyan
If you want to be known for whom you are as a person, then your responsibility it to make your qualities more visible. I believe if you don't you are…
Sometimes parents limit the experiences their kids will have, saying they are going to fail; they can't ride a bike or do sports. - Marla Runyan
Sometimes parents limit the experiences their kids will have, saying they are going to fail; they can't ride a bike or do sports.
There is a big difference to someone being born with vision loss, to a kid having vision loss, to a senior having macular degeneration and losing the… - Marla Runyan
There is a big difference to someone being born with vision loss, to a kid having vision loss, to a senior having macular degeneration and losing the…
People suddenly expected less of me and I didn't want that. Not only could I keep up with sighted kids, I could excel. I have an intense competivenes… - Marla Runyan
People suddenly expected less of me and I didn't want that. Not only could I keep up with sighted kids, I could excel. I have an intense competivenes…
Don't listen to negative influences. Believe in yourself, and show others what you can do. Only "you" can find your potential. - Marla Runyan
Don't listen to negative influences. Believe in yourself, and show others what you can do. Only "you" can find your potential.
I think what I represent is achieving what you want in life. It's a matter of your attitude. Some people have a negative attitude, and that's their d… - Marla Runyan
I think what I represent is achieving what you want in life. It's a matter of your attitude. Some people have a negative attitude, and that's their d…
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