Ann Bancroft Quotes

United States, Author
September 29, 1955

Ann Bancroft (born September 29, 1955) is an American author, teacher, adventurer, and public speaker. She was the first woman to successfully finish a number of arduous expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995.

Also known as Teacher, Adventurer, Motivational Speaker

I love that place where you get in running where you're just never out of breath and you just feel like you could go forever. I love that. I love feeling strong.

Ann Bancroft
- Strong
- Feeling
- Running
I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I can't do something and I think I can. It goes back to my childhood when I had problems in school because I have a learning disability.

Ann Bancroft
- People
- School
- Learning

I have an opportunity now with some of the projects I've done, i.e. the North Pole and the South Pole, to speak to a larger audience and talk about things that have nothing to do with physical education or special ed.

Ann Bancroft
Running is my bedrock activity.

Ann Bancroft
- Running
I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me.

Ann Bancroft
- Struggle
- Teacher
My first expedition was at about the age of eight.

Ann Bancroft
- Age