Wisma Rudoph was an American player. When she was six years old, she couldn't walk because there was something wrong with her left leg. Every weekend, Wilma's mother drove her to see a doctor. She said, "My doctor told me I would never walk again. But my mother told me I would. I believed my mother." So she practiced(练习) walking day after day.
When she was nine years old, she could run like other children. Later, Wilma joined a girls' basketball team. She did very well in it.
In 1957, Wilma Rudolph went to university. She joined the sports team there. She often practiced running with her teammates. In 1960, she went to the Olympics. She won two gold medals: the 100-meter and the 200-meter race.
In 1977, she wrote a book about her life named Wilma. The book was then made into a movie. She created the Wilma Rudolph Foundation (基金会)in 1981. It helped the children who wanted to become sports players. She died in Tennessee in 1994. American people think she is so great and successful.
