by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Mar 3, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Courage Under Fire, Trail Blazer
“I was just trying to make the world a little bit better. That’s what you are supposed to do with your life, isn’t it?” Pee Wee Reese July 23, 1918 – Louisville, Kentucky: Harold Peter Henry “Pee Wee” Reese was born on a muggy summer afternoon. He was so...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Feb 17, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Determination Despite the Odds, Overcoming Obstacles
“Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.” Satchel Paige April 11, 1941 – Tuskegee Institute – Tuskegee, Alabama: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the Moton...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Feb 10, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Long Shots, Trail Blazer
“Sometimes, when you lose your way, you find yourself.” Mandy Hale 1968 – Nashville, Tennessee: The crowd fell deathly silent when 27-year-old Charley Pride walked onstage. They stared at the singer. Charley tipped his hat, “Ladies and gentlemen, I realize it’s...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 28, 2025 | Against the Odds, Chasing Your Dream, Determination Despite the Odds
“I needed to be successful the way that I needed air; nothing was going to deny me. Telling me ‘You can’t do it’ only strengthened my resolve.” Franc D’Ambrosio 1979 – Bronx, New York: His mother was in the kitchen when 17-year-old Franc D’Ambrosio finally summoned...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 6, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Encouragement, Thankful Heart
“You never know what’s in a person’s heart until they are tested. Don’t give up before the miracle.” Fannie Flagg 1980 – New York City: At the height of her acting career, 36-year-old Fannie Flag left Hollywood and moved to New York City...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 4, 2024 | Against the Odds, Chasing Your Dream, Determination Despite the Odds
“I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.” Langston Hughes March 2006 – Pickwick Lake – Florence, Alabama: Twenty-eight-year-old Clay Dyer made his pro fishing debut...
