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#WilmaRudolph, nata nel 1940 nel Tennessee, nel 1960 conquista tre ori alle Olimpiadi di Roma: 100, 200 e 400 m staffetta

Gazzella nera, perla nera, saetta del Tennessee scrivono i giornali, la adorano! La sua storia fa il giro del mondo; da piccolina si ammala di #thread👇
poliomielite, è costretta a pesanti cure, l'ospedale riservato ai neri, distante 80km dalla sua cittadina, plasma la sua resistenza; #WilmaRudolph diceva che la sua forza d'animo si fosse formata lì, a 12 anni, quando le cure, i tutori per le gambe, doveva conquistarseli 👇👇
Ma #WilmaRudolph è stata coraggiosa anche per un'altra scelta che ha compiuto, prima del suo trionfo olimpico. Da poco diventata madre, fu costretta a separarsi dalla figlia per inseguire il suo "vento". Donna nera, non sposata e con figlia 👇👇
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I learned about #WilmaRudolph yesterday. For those who don't know her, she was an #Olympic gold medalist & first #American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics. However, her road to success was a rocky one... (1) #blackpride #MondayMotivaton
Born in 1940 as a premature baby, she was diagnosed with pneumonia, scarlet fever & infantile paralysis due to which she had braces on the left foot and could not walk. Doctors had no hope on her walking again. Even after she overcame polio.... (2) #blackpride #MondayMotivation
she had lost her leg strength & muscle, she could still barely move. With the help of her family, constant leg massages & physiotherapy, she eventually gained strength and movement. Coz she could not walk as a kid, she determined to... (3) #MondayMotivation #blackpride
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