Olympic gold medalist English Gardner has been through a lot in her life but has never given up on her goals and what she believes in.
Gardner sat down with NBC Sports Philadelphia's Krystle Rich to talk about her journey — from where she's been to where she's going and everything in between. It is truly inspiring.
"I'm a huge woman of faith with God," Gardner said. "I feel like he always puts the harder stuff on me because he knows I'll shake it off."
Even at her darkest times, she could look to God and her love and passion for track to get her through anything.
"I had to hit rock bottom. For me to be able to climb myself out of depression, I had to hit the lowest point possible because for a long time I was denying it.
"I woke up one day and I just chose to live."
"Walk by faith" has become very important to her. She uses the hashtag #WalkByFaith to document moments in her life, while posting uplifting and positive quotes.
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"These words have enough power to allow me to transcend into a different person and push pass any limits that have been placed on me."
You can watch the full interview and learn more about Gardner's journey below.