Terry is a legend! We do the Terry Fox Run every year as a family. Did my first research project on him in grade 5 back in 1993. Of course, I’m Canadian so we know the legend well.
There was a show a few years back called "The Greatest Canadian"and Terry Fox came second. He lost to the guy who came up with universal healthcare. Dude is a saint here in Canada. There's numerous schools, places, streets, monuments dedicated to him. Look up his wiki article.
@@lazmaroulis6686 yes indeed, Douglas won. From what I remember, every candidate had an advocate. For Douglas it was George Stroumboulopoulos. For Terry Fox it was Sook-Yin Lee. It was 20 years ago, damn I'm old..
Terry Fox refused any corporate sponsorship, Including companies like McDonalds. He felt it would lessen his Marathon of Hope, which was about people helping people. To this day no corporate sponsors are allowed. The Terry Fox foundation has remained true to that core commitment and the wishes of Terry. ❤
I believe he accepted corporate donations but he wasn't willing to endorse companies or products and he wouldn't accept and conditional donations. Ford motors donated the van, and Imperial Oil supplied the fuel, Four Seasons hotels offered accommodations and pledged money.
@@Lon1001 Currently, Terry Fox Runs take place every year with many participants from all over the world. The Run is a volunteer led, all-inclusive, non-competitive event with no corporate sponsorship, incentives or fundraising minimums. Fox laid out these wishes before his death in 1981.
I grew up in the late 70's/early 80's in southern California and I remember watching coverage of Terry Fox. His story definitely still resonated outside of Canada.
Not long after moving to Canada from Ireland I was doing some work in the Terry fox high school and I had never heard of him. The staff quickly got me up to speed on him. Absolute legend of a man.
Terry Fox is loved by every Canadian for the values he had and that we can only strive for. If the world was as selfless as Terry, we would live in utopia. I feel like Rick Hansen sort of has been forgotten though, and the man circumnavigated the world in a wheelchair
I live near Buffalo, New York, super close to the Canadian border and I'm almost 50 years old and follow the news and current events and I can honestly say I've never heard of Terry Fox until now
@@daviddeppa122 hence why I said why I said "if you're Canadian". living close to Canada has nothing to do with it. there is a Terry fox day in Canada every year, people run to raise money for cancer and it's very popular in school. Every kid that goes to elementary school in Canada knows who Terry fox is, he's pretty much a national hero.
Everyone knows Terry Fox there’s a statue of him down the road from me in downtown St.John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador where he started his journey with 1 foot in the Atlantic Ocean.
Once you leave Canada, no one knows him. Glad to see someone with a big platform bringing more awareness to him though I felt the same way about Eddy Nolan as you do about Terry Fox
My son did the Terry Fox run 2 years ago in dedication of my dad, who passed the year prior to terminal brain cancer. Still chokes me up whenever I look at the name tag that says " I'm doing the Terry Fox run for Grandpa Lorne"
I'm 66 and remember Terry well,he was and is an inspiration, hero,everything good! My wife has cancer and is fighting for her life, she is like Terry, never said, why me
I’m American, but we lived in Canada from 1980 to 1982. I very clearly remember Terry Fox…I was 10 years old. Between Terry Fox, Rush and Hockey have wonderful memories of Canada. Cheers from New Mexico, USA.
Thank you for sharing. My mom is finishing her second fight against cancer, hopefully with a W in the next month. I never knew about this man, so I appreciate you sharing the story. Much love from Boston.
As a Canadian growing up with Terry Fox being a household name it never occurred to me that Terry Fox wasn't a household name everywhere. I remember Terry Fox Day probably the most out of my years in school. There's things from my time in school I remember but nothing like Terry Fox Day.
In a time before internet and Terry was a national name is a great honor. The fact that he has made a simple run into a huge event through out Canada is amazing. He is an inspiration to all, I pray this continues forever,
Thank you for sharing..I never heard that story..it is really great to see what humans can be capable of..in the end we all have that spark in us to use our time for good
Many school classes of students got to run along with Terry for a few metres.... Including a bunch of schools from Barrie and I was one of the students (being in my teens).... We also each got a chance to be up front with Terry for at least a few yards of running
He's an absolute legend. I lived in Thunder Bay just before he missed out on arriving there. I went to a middle school named after him. Never to be forgotten.
Off top, I'd say anyone doing Ninja Warrior/rock climbing. Mad respect for those athletes! Edit: American here, can say, sadly, I had never heard of Terry Fox. Amazing, amazing story, both for him and Ian Ward. Thank you very much for highlighting them.
I don't know why it never occurred to me that Terry Fox isn't someone the whole world knows, but man did it make me happy to see a TH-camr I follow covering this.
I think people see the goodwill Terry Fox created, and they experience the feelgood emotion that came from the inspiration he left, but I think many don't fully consider the shear athleticism of his journey - as I consider it more and more I think it makes him legitimately one of the best athletes of all time, few people will ever come close to his feat let alone those facing the physical adversity he had to overcome.
I forget how old I was when I saw him run. Despite what the media reports now, not many followed him in the beginning. Video of him with people always around him, but majority of the time he was alone and in pain, but determined. They should put him on Canadian currency.
Crazy I've never heard of Terry Fox as an American. One person who did succeed in crossing Canada by foot two years ago though was Dave Proctor, running over 4400 miles/7100km in only 67 and a half days.
What a legend..... You should talk about andrey smaev too !!!!!! Hes quite unknown he deserve way more recognizion. PROBABLY THE STRONGEST HUMAN EVER EXISTED❗❗❗
Never heard of if you’re not Canadian. They do Terry Fox runs and other things around him every single year and throughout Canada. Ever since I was in elementary and I’m only in my 30’s now
Jordan Mulligan has an inspiring story thats much the same raising money to fight infant death syndrome (i think). My apologies for any disrespect to his son for not knowing exactly. The resilient podcast did a great interview of him about it though I know the mulligan brothers have content that would dive a bit deeper. #LHBK
I think for the average person Mitchell Hooper would fall into the category of “great athlete who flies under the radar” People still think Eddie Hall is the worlds strongest man almost 10 years later so yeah
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As a Canadian it never occured to me that Terry Fox was not a household name everywhere
you must not travel
@@Garcia-elfyou must not be cultured
Yeah I was confused when I saw this title and thumbnail lol, I’ve learned about Fox since I was 5 years old
I just learned about all this thanks to this video. I'm down in the southern US.
Yeah same
Terry is a legend! We do the Terry Fox Run every year as a family. Did my first research project on him in grade 5 back in 1993.
Of course, I’m Canadian so we know the legend well.
There was a show a few years back called "The Greatest Canadian"and Terry Fox came second. He lost to the guy who came up with universal healthcare.
Dude is a saint here in Canada. There's numerous schools, places, streets, monuments dedicated to him. Look up his wiki article.
Did he lose to Thomas C. Douglas?
@@lazmaroulis6686 yes indeed, Douglas won. From what I remember, every candidate had an advocate. For Douglas it was George Stroumboulopoulos. For Terry Fox it was Sook-Yin Lee. It was 20 years ago, damn I'm old..
@@tiobetio9501 lol interesting. Canada has had some remarkable people.
I’m a fellow Canadian. Terry Fox is a Canadian hero, wicked video !!
There has never been a better Canadian. Incredible 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
We need Terry on one of our bills.
Cheers for mentioning Terry. I still remember where I was when the radio announced that he had passed. I was 25 I think.
Not Canadian, I'm well aware of Terry Fox's story yet I still fell the tears rushing to my eyes every time I hear it told
Terry Fox refused any corporate sponsorship, Including companies like McDonalds. He felt it would lessen his Marathon of Hope, which was about people helping people.
To this day no corporate sponsors are allowed.
The Terry Fox foundation has remained true to that core commitment and the wishes of Terry. ❤
I believe he accepted corporate donations but he wasn't willing to endorse companies or products and he wouldn't accept and conditional donations. Ford motors donated the van, and Imperial Oil supplied the fuel, Four Seasons hotels offered accommodations and pledged money.
@@Lon1001 Currently, Terry Fox Runs take place every year with many participants from all over the world. The Run is a volunteer led, all-inclusive, non-competitive event with no corporate sponsorship, incentives or fundraising minimums. Fox laid out these wishes before his death in 1981.
I grew up in the late 70's/early 80's in southern California and I remember watching coverage of Terry Fox. His story definitely still resonated outside of Canada.
Thank god
Terry Fox is a REAL hero.
Not long after moving to Canada from Ireland I was doing some work in the Terry fox high school and I had never heard of him. The staff quickly got me up to speed on him. Absolute legend of a man.
Look at that, a baller Canadian talking about another baller Canadian, good stuff
Terry Fox is a Canadian hero🇨🇦🦿
im danish, I knew of this guy since back in the 80s... there was a movie made about his struggle and it was a great movie!
Terry Fox is loved by every Canadian for the values he had and that we can only strive for. If the world was as selfless as Terry, we would live in utopia. I feel like Rick Hansen sort of has been forgotten though, and the man circumnavigated the world in a wheelchair
My school (in the UK) did a Terry fox run, every year, where everyone had to do a long distance run round the school for cancer research
LIFT MODERATE BE DECENT
Thank you Mitch, I’d not heard of him.
Lol if you're Canadian you definitely heard of Terry Fox.
I live near Buffalo, New York, super close to the Canadian border and I'm almost 50 years old and follow the news and current events and I can honestly say I've never heard of Terry Fox until now
@@daviddeppa122 hence why I said why I said "if you're Canadian". living close to Canada has nothing to do with it. there is a Terry fox day in Canada every year, people run to raise money for cancer and it's very popular in school. Every kid that goes to elementary school in Canada knows who Terry fox is, he's pretty much a national hero.
Terry Fox is a treasure and should be globally recognized.
Everyone knows Terry Fox there’s a statue of him
down the road from me in downtown St.John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador where he started his journey with 1 foot in the Atlantic Ocean.
Once you leave Canada, no one knows him. Glad to see someone with a big platform bringing more awareness to him though
I felt the same way about Eddy Nolan as you do about Terry Fox
Bro terry fox day was so sick, I was fat but it was still fun
My son did the Terry Fox run 2 years ago in dedication of my dad, who passed the year prior to terminal brain cancer. Still chokes me up whenever I look at the name tag that says " I'm doing the Terry Fox run for Grandpa Lorne"
God bless ❤
I'm 66 and remember Terry well,he was and is an inspiration, hero,everything good! My wife has cancer and is fighting for her life, she is like Terry, never said, why me
Terry Fox a Canadian Hero
Mitchell, look up Ryan Keeping in Canada. He ran across Canada this year. Raised a ton of money. Very inspiring young man.
Look up Eddie Nolan, the most inspiring man I’ve ever met
Wow more inspiring than anyone! Love you sharing this type of content instead click bate
I'm from the UK and I read all about Terry on Google a few years back. He's a HERO ❤
Great to see some positive content coming back out of your channel mate. Hope you are feeling better yourself mate!
I’m American, but we lived in Canada from 1980 to 1982. I very clearly remember Terry Fox…I was 10 years old. Between Terry Fox, Rush and Hockey have wonderful memories of Canada. Cheers from New Mexico, USA.
I had no clue! Thanks for spreading the word.
Thanks so much for highlighting Terry Fox's story. He's a huge personal hero for me and I think everyone ought to know his name.
Thank you for sharing. My mom is finishing her second fight against cancer, hopefully with a W in the next month. I never knew about this man, so I appreciate you sharing the story. Much love from Boston.
Terry is incredible. Thx for spotlighting his story! I cant believe that there are Canadians that dont know about him. Sad.
Really informative videos, loving the content! All the best for Giants live Vegas🙏🏻 Looking forward to seeing the podium/win streak continue😃
He is/was the best of us.
I remember watching him run on TV when I was a kid. True inspiration for what you can do. There is also a documentary on him
Im pretty sure we watched a movie about this guys journey in highschool lol
As a Canadian growing up with Terry Fox being a household name it never occurred to me that Terry Fox wasn't a household name everywhere. I remember Terry Fox Day probably the most out of my years in school. There's things from my time in school I remember but nothing like Terry Fox Day.
Very interesting, thanks Mitch, Terry was amazing!
Great story. Thank you for sharing
HBO had the Terry Fox story
Ross Edgley... huge inspiration for making impossible things possible. And a kind guy as well
In a time before internet and Terry was a national name is a great honor. The fact that he has made a simple run into a huge event through out Canada is amazing. He is an inspiration to all, I pray this continues forever,
Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for sharing..I never heard that story..it is really great to see what humans can be capable of..in the end we all have that spark in us to use our time for good
I watched the TV spots about him in my youth. Part of our Heritage.
I remember Terry in the news when I was young. I remember doing Terry Fox runs in school every year afterwards. Incredible person in Canadian history.
Mitch you're awesome yourself, and not talking about any feats of strength, but just as a human being 😉👍
This is what Canadians used to be. And he is an amazing man. I never knew that he was only famous in Canada. Thank you for featuring him, Mr. Hooper.
Here in New Zealand we have memorial races under his name, I never knew who he was. Honestly thought he was just a local runner from here.
I remember run in my first Terry Fox run in the early 80’s. He was a hero to me then and he’s a hero too me now ❤❤
Mitch. Thank you for bringing a true Canadian hero to the attention of the rest of the world! 🇨🇦
Thanks for making this. I'm from the UK and had never heard of him
I saw a tv movie about him, when i was a kid in the UK. Always remembered it.
very well said mitch 👏🏻
Many school classes of students got to run along with Terry for a few metres.... Including a bunch of schools from Barrie and I was one of the students (being in my teens).... We also each got a chance to be up front with Terry for at least a few yards of running
Thanks for sharing. I am a marathon runner myself but have never heard of him.
He was incredible!!!
He's an absolute legend. I lived in Thunder Bay just before he missed out on arriving there. I went to a middle school named after him. Never to be forgotten.
Hi Mitchell, I really do love your contents. Can you make a specific video on tendon strengthening?
Off top, I'd say anyone doing Ninja Warrior/rock climbing. Mad respect for those athletes!
Edit: American here, can say, sadly, I had never heard of Terry Fox. Amazing, amazing story, both for him and Ian Ward. Thank you very much for highlighting them.
My Hero 💯
Watched him run through Sault Ste. Marie and changed my perspective on EVERYTHING in life!
I read about him years ago, contouring to run while fighting cancer is an incredible act of courage. Literally shortening his already limited days.
Awesome video
I just across the border from the memorial for Terry Fox such an incredible story!
I don't know why it never occurred to me that Terry Fox isn't someone the whole world knows, but man did it make me happy to see a TH-camr I follow covering this.
Saw a Documentary about him years ago was very inspiring and makes you think how lucky you are!🏴🇬🇧
I think people see the goodwill Terry Fox created, and they experience the feelgood emotion that came from the inspiration he left, but I think many don't fully consider the shear athleticism of his journey - as I consider it more and more I think it makes him legitimately one of the best athletes of all time, few people will ever come close to his feat let alone those facing the physical adversity he had to overcome.
I love Terry Fox, a true Canadian legend. Hes the purest definition of a hero.
Watched the Terry Fox movie when I was a kid. Good movie. 👍🏻
I forget how old I was when I saw him run. Despite what the media reports now, not many followed him in the beginning. Video of him with people always around him, but majority of the time he was alone and in pain, but determined. They should put him on Canadian currency.
Every Canadian since the 80s has had Terry Fox in their ❤️ hearts.
Crazy I've never heard of Terry Fox as an American. One person who did succeed in crossing Canada by foot two years ago though was Dave Proctor, running over 4400 miles/7100km in only 67 and a half days.
Andrew Glaze. Ultra runner who is a fire fighter. Does allot of charities. Amazing athlete all around great guy who also does allot of charity work
What a legend..... You should talk about andrey smaev too !!!!!! Hes quite unknown he deserve way more recognizion. PROBABLY THE STRONGEST HUMAN EVER EXISTED❗❗❗
Never heard of if you’re not Canadian. They do Terry Fox runs and other things around him every single year and throughout Canada. Ever since I was in elementary and I’m only in my 30’s now
Do not forget Steve Fonyo
Every school in canada used to do the terry fox run. (Dont knownif they still do?)
Moose answered it. Yes they do
Yeah they do, just graduated and they did it every year
Wow what a fucking amazing human being.
I remember the summer of 1980. Terry Fox is a legend.
Terry and I are the same age I watched him run right past our farm. He should be on our money.
You gotta check out SSJ BOB, definitely a WSPL contender
I saw the The Terry Fox Story when I was 12 or 13 (1983) in the US. It was televised. I think if you ask my generation in the US we've heard of him.
Ross Edgley is definitely someone you need to cover. The dude is insane.
I lost two people to brain cancer, awesome what the guy is doing. Support him now, because remaining years... Hopefully 🤞
I would love to see David Goggins reaction to Terry Fox video.
In the 80s we all heard about Terry Fox because there was a movie they ran commercials.
MARTIN STREL 🏊🏼♂️
The Big River Man
I first heard of Terry Fox from Letterkenny.
Inspirational af
The man comes from a time when Canada could be recognized as Canada and had a lot more of that special quality.
Big fan of Terry fox amazing human being
i remember that day
Of course we know terry fox
Jordan Mulligan has an inspiring story thats much the same raising money to fight infant death syndrome (i think). My apologies for any disrespect to his son for not knowing exactly. The resilient podcast did a great interview of him about it though I know the mulligan brothers have content that would dive a bit deeper.
#LHBK
Terry Fox is my hero. I have lymphoma but long before I got it, I wanted to be like Terry.
@SHAUNvsLYMPHOMA
Andrey smaev not sure if I spelled it right
I thing i was 11
Terry Fox ran past my school
some of us ran with him and cheered him on
I think for the average person Mitchell Hooper would fall into the category of “great athlete who flies under the radar”
People still think Eddie Hall is the worlds strongest man almost 10 years later so yeah
I wonder if Terry Fox was the inspiration for the Forrest Gump running story?