Before Wilma was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg.
It was hard work, but at last she did run -- all the way to the Olympics, where she Became the first American Woman to earn three gold medals in a single Olympics..
Not only would she walk again, she vowed, she\'d run.
But Wilma refused to believe it.
Everyone said she would never walk again.
Before Wilma was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg