A Simple Recipe For Success - Never Accept Limitation

Beethoven composed some of the world's best music. His handicap? He was deaf. One of the greatest world leaders was U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His handicap? He served from a wheelchair.

Wilma Rudolph was born into a poor home in Tennessee. At the age of four years, double pneumonia and scarlet fever left paralyzed from the position. She had to wear a brace and the doctors would never say that again to walk. But her mother encouraged, "said Wilma that with God-given ability, persistence and faith, she can do anything she wanted. Wilma said, "I want to be the fastest woman in the course of this country." At the age of nine, against doctor's advice, she removes the brace and took the first step the doctors would never say that. At the age of 13, entered his first race and came last. She entered the race second and third and fourth, it keeps going until one day, she came out first.

At the age of 15 years, she went to Tennessee State University and met Coach Ed Temple names. She told him: "I want to be the fastest woman in the course of this country." Temple said, "with you, nobody can stop it, and besides, I'll help you ."

day has come. It was the Olympics where they are compared with the best of the best. Wilma was matched against Jutta Heine who has never been beaten. The first event was the 100meter race. Wilma beat Jutta and won its first Olympic gold medal. The second event was the 200meter race for the second time, Wilma beat Jutta look for another gold medal. The third event was 400meter relay, and she again was racing against Jutta. In the relay, the fastest man ever ran the last lap and they both anchored their teams. The first three people ran and changed the baton easily. When Wilma's turn, she dropped the baton. But Wilma saw Jutta take off, she picked up the baton, ran like a machine, beat Jutta again and for the third time, claimed the gold medal

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History was made. paralytic woman became the fastest woman on earth, the Olympics 1960th

One of the greatest wrongs anyone can do to his fate is to be fatalistic approach to fate and accept the limitations of power. Great people to understand that becoming a performance, one has to become a master in the act of turning scars into stars. Henry David Thoreau said: "What a man thinks of himself, that is what determines or indicates his fate ."

never accept limitations. This is a recipe for achievements that never hit the mark.

© Oluwafisayo Akinlolu, 2007.