Part of Terry Fox’s 1979 letter to Adidas asking for 26 pairs of running shoes Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope kicked off 33 years ago today in Newfoundland. 
In an earnest, Fox described his training and belief in miracles in a letter to Adidas requesting sponsorship.

"The people in cancer clinics all over the world need people who believe in miracles.
I’m not a dreamer, and I’m not saying that this will initiate the definitive answer or cure to cancer, but I believe in miracles.
I have to.

Yours Sincerely, Terry Fox "