Friday, January 8, 2010

winners don't know how to quit



A little girl, the 20th of 22 children (can you beat that?) was born prematurely and her chance of survival was more than slim. At age four (4), she contracted double pneumonia and scarlet fever which left her paralyzed in her left leg.  

When she was nine (9) years old, she removed the metal leg brace she had been dependent on and began to learn to walk without it. At 13, she had perfected a steady walk which the doctors said was a miracle.
Did she stop there? Let's find out.
Some years later, she got interested in athletics. She ventured into racing (running), but even with all her best, she always came out last. Everyone told her to quit, but she kept on running and coming out last.


But one day, she eventually won a race, then another one and then another.


From then on, she won every race she registered for. Eventually, this little girl, went on to win three (3) Olympic Gold medals.


What a feat!

Now who's she? She is no other than the 1960 Summer Olympics gold medal winner, the first American woman to win three gold medals in an event, let's give it up for the winner



are you inspired?
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 8, 2010 at 4:02 AM

    dis is a pretty good one..inspiring

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  2. anonymousJanuary 8, 2010 at 5:13 AM

    It's beautiful how determination can change sum1's life 4 d best. I'm definitely inspired!

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2010 at 1:51 AM

    Wow...it's amazing. The sky's the limit no matter the circumstances.

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  4. appleofGodJanuary 12, 2010 at 6:06 AM

    waow dis is 9ce n so upliftin....i rem wat Gal 6:9 says...wen u can see d finish line of u,it is easier 2 kip goin instead of quittin juz as Wilma as done(bless her)desp. her condition she stil tries 2 make it 2 d end.

    d race of lyf is no diff. somtyms it seems 2 long n 2 hard, n all u want 2 do is give up.buh there is a finish line ahead-heaven. every1 wu crosses d finish line wins n recieves rewards beyond imagination.so let kip our faz on heaven, n dnt give up wen lyf gets tough..

    thank u so much for dis wonderful blog, hope to read more 4rm u soon x

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