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Bodhisattva
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Anyone watching the new 30 for 30? It's about a guy named Terry Fox who had a cancerous tumor in his leg, leading to the amputation of that leg. He decides to run across canada to raise money for cancer — which is very hard with one real leg and a synthetic one— and has to stop because his cancer starts to come back. Even though he's sick as a dog, he keeps running occasionally and ultimately ends up dying because of the cancer. It's a sad story, but a great one. It's directed by Steve Nash (Yes, the NBA player who is also canadian, like Fox) and it's also his first film. If you haven't seen it, check it out. It's worth watching.


Sep 28 2010 9:09PM
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matt.s
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everyone already knows the story of terry fox.
Sep 28 2010 9:10PM
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Cthulhu
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im sorry but did you realy not know about terry fox until now?
Sep 28 2010 9:10PM
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Bodhisattva
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I've known who he was for awhile but i've never watched or read anything in depth about him like this before. I was just giving a summary of the movie for anyone who doesn't know about it, so chill out
Sep 28 2010 9:12PM
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Negro_Jesus
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my dad went to school with terry fox /claim
Sep 28 2010 9:14PM
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Blurst
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How ignorant are Americans that they actually don't know anything about probably Canadas greatest hero.
Sep 28 2010 9:20PM
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mark.p
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when i moved from canada to the usa in grade school, i was so shocked that nobody knew who terry fox was. I was equally shocked when I saw espn picked him to do a special on, since Americans literally know nothing about canada
Sep 28 2010 9:32PM
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RickAstley
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Truly a legendary man

This man, like me, really does not like giving up. He is a testament to human nature and what we are capable of
Sep 28 2010 9:32PM
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Bodhisattva
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I respect him and all but damn if this is Canada's greatest hero...Canada must suck
Sep 28 2010 9:34PM
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Shlogan
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my middle school had the terry fox fun every year, 120 kids or something run or walk 5 miles and get pledges. pretty lame idea of fund raising if you ask me, but i guess i get to say ive raised money for the cause which is a good feeling. RIP
Sep 28 2010 9:36PM
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Blurst
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Ya man only a guy who has raised over 500 million fucking dollars for cancer research, he really sucks though.
Sep 28 2010 9:37PM
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amo
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Well I guess I'm another ignorant American, seems like a pretty amazing story though.
Sep 28 2010 9:40PM
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Bodhisattva
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Usually a countries greatest hero did something for the country. He raised so much money and thats amazing like he's a hero but they still haven't found a cure for cancer...
Sep 28 2010 9:41PM
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Turner.
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jesus christ dude.
get your head checked.
Sep 28 2010 9:44PM
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Blurst
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You are pretty ignant man. There has been huge progress towards finding a cure since the 80s and that is in part to terry fox. He has helped far more people than any founding father that you may consider to be Americas greatest American.
Sep 28 2010 9:46PM
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Pisces
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As an American, I'm telling you to shut the fuck up. That is all
Sep 28 2010 9:48PM
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Blurst
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That is pretty much what I was trying to say but I was slightly more angry at Rafikis post. So thankyou.
Sep 28 2010 9:51PM
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Bodhisattva
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I have nothing against Terry Fox i think what he did was amazing, that's why i posted this because it was inspiring. I just thought it was weird that canadians considered him their biggest hero because most countries think of their founding fathers, presidents, and people like that to be their greatest heros.
Sep 28 2010 9:51PM
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Blurst
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Ya thats usually the case but the way that you worded some of your posts was completely disrespectful to an amazing man and Canada. Sorry to sound like your mom but come on man.
Sep 28 2010 9:53PM
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matt.s
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the money raised for cancer went towards increasing the rate of lives saved of people that have cancer. while we may not have a true cure yet, it certainly helped and this research could just be the thing that saved my mothers life. it still really helped.
Sep 28 2010 9:57PM
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Bodhisattva
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I agree with you and i admit I was in the wrong. I just said some of that stuff just cause i was annoyed that people were like "How do you not know who Terry Fox is?". I admit a lot of Americans are ignorant but thats because at school all they teach us is about ourselves, how the founding fathers formed america, how we fought in different wars. We never learn other peoples perspectives or enough about other countries. I guess we're just deprived. But im sorry for some of those posts because I do believe Terry Fox did amazing things that make him worthy of being Canada's greatest hero. He would probably be the US's too, i'm sure it would seem different to me if he was American.
Sep 28 2010 9:57PM
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matt.s
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oh boo hoo. your country has it so fucking hard.
Sep 28 2010 10:05PM
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Bodhisattva
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I never once said we had it hard, I said we were deprived. I meant just learning wise because they make it seem like everything is about us. I'm not complaining about the USA at all because frankly I'd rather live here than anywhere else in the world.
Sep 28 2010 10:08PM
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Blurst
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It is true from my personal experience talking to Americans that I have met, you guys are a lot less educated about other countries then Canada.
Sep 28 2010 10:10PM
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paige.
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I used to cry every year when we watched the terry fox movie in school. Terry Fox is one of Canada's greatest heros and definitely one of mine. I feel like there is something about what he did that everyone can relate to, making him super accessible. And yes, in Canada we take him seriously, every elementary and high school that I know of participates in the Marathon of Hope annually.
Sep 28 2010 10:11PM
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Dragonite
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thats right... i remember i got a piggy-back ride from my brothers girlfriend in grade 2. she ran so fast i beat all my friends
Sep 28 2010 10:14PM
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paige.
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haha nice. kids at my school used to cheat by cutting through the school then brag about how many laps they did.
Sep 28 2010 10:16PM
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Dragonite
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silly children, i loved the terry fox run, mainly because we got ice cream at the end.
Sep 28 2010 10:50PM
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jorb.co
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terry fox is to canada like... well someone really famous in the states is to the states. and i have yet to hear the end of it. in fact, my school is doing a terry fox run / fundraiser this thursday. i dont get whats so great about terry fox. like talk about something important for a change instead. imho.
Sep 28 2010 10:53PM
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Testicles
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I go to University where he did /claim. Not Canada's GREATEST hero, but still an absolutely amazing and inspiring dude. I don't think I could even run across my city with two fucking legs, mad respect for the guy, RIP
Sep 28 2010 10:57PM
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