“Extraordinary people do not give up because obstacles are in their way, they persist without exception.” Andy Andrews 1989 – Los Angeles, California: The intercom blared, “D’wayne Edwards, please go to Robert Greenburg’s office.”...
“Each time we face what man has said cannot be done, we face a choice: will we choose to accept the seemingly impossible? Or will we choose to defy it? It is those who make the latter, tougher decision who inspire us to attempt the impossible.” ...
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed.” Booker T. Washington July 1987 – Kingston, Jamaica: Devon Harris saw the flyer on the bulletin board. “Dangerous and...
“Providence would seem to sleep unless faith and prayer awaken it. The disciples had but little faith in their master’s accounts, yet that little faith awakened him in a storm, and he rescued them.” Stephen Charnock February 18, 1952 – Coast...
“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible – and achieve it generation after generation.” Pearl S. Buck September 21, 1913 – U.S. Open Golf Tournament – Brookline, Massachusetts: It was the kind of...
“Nothing reduces the odds against you like ignoring them.” Robert Brault Spring 1976 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: When Dick Vermeil was hired as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, he inherited a team with nine straight losing seasons. Desperate for...