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1、GofortheGoldDianaGoldenwas12yearsoldwhenshefoundoutshehadcancer.Shewaswalkinghomeonedayafterplayinginthesnowwhenherrightlegsimplygaveout.Doctorsdiagnosedtheproblemasbonecancer.Theyrecommendedremovingherlegabovetheknee.WhenDianaheardthenews,sheaskedthefirstquest
2、ionthatcameintohermind:“WillIstillbeabletoski?”“Whenthedoctorssaidyes,”shelaterrecalled,“Ifigureditwouldn’tbetoobad.”ThatattitudewascharacteristicofDiana’soutlookonlife.Losingalegwouldcausemostchildrentoloseconfidenceandhope,butDianarefusedtodwellonthenegative.
3、“Losingaleg?”she’dsay.“It’snothing.Abodypart.”Mostofall,Dianadidn’twanttoletcancerstopkherfromdoingwhatsheloved.Andwhatshelovedwasskiing.Dianahadbeenonskissincetheageoffive.HerhomeinLincoln,Massachusetts,wasjustacoupleofhoursfromNewHampshire’sCannonMountain.Aft
4、ertheoperation,Dianaworkedhardtogetbacktothemountain.“Ialwaysskied,andIintendedtokeeponskiing.Therewasneveranyquestioninmymindaboutthat,”shedeclared.Sevenmonthsafterlosingherleg,Dianamethergoal.Shewasbackoutontheslopes.Skiingwasn’tquitethesamewithjustoneleg,but
5、Dianamadethebestofit.Shelearnedtogofasterononelegthanmostpeoplecouldgoontwo.Inhighschool,Dianabecameamemberofherschool’sskiracingteam.Andin1979,whenshewasjust17,shebecameamemberoftheU.SDisabledSkiTeam.Afterhighschool,DianaGoldenwentontoDartmouthCollege.Thereshe
6、sawhowtoptwo-leggedskierstrained.Determinednottobeleftbehind,Dianabegantrainingwiththedartmouthteam.Whentheyranaroundthetrack,shefollowedthemoncrutches.Whentheyranupanddownthestepsofthefootballstadium,shewentupanddownthestepstoo—byhopping.“Ihadtoadapt,”shelater
7、explamed.“Iwasanathlete.Ihadoneleg,whichmeantIhadtodoitdifferently.”In1982,Dianaenteredherfirstinternationalskirace.ShewenttotheWorldHandicappedChampionshipsinNorway,whereshewonthedownhillcompetition.In1986,DianawontheBeckAward,whichisgiventothebestAmericanrace
8、rininternationalskiing.Thenextyear,sheplaced10thinaraceagainstsomeofthebestnondisabledskiersinthecountry.Andin1988,shewasnamedSkiRacingmagazine’sU.S.FemaleSkieroftheYear.Asa