“I’ve had plenty of ups and downs and disappointments in my career. The story of my life has been people telling me what I can’t do. You’re not a strategic manager. You can’t handle pitchers. After a while, I quit listening to folks tell me what I can’t do.”...
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” Sir Edmund Hillary December 2011, Mt. Kilimanjaro Base Camp, Nalemoru, Tanzania: The porters and guides gawked and giggled. They called her Mama Kubwa, Swahili for ‘big woman.’ At 300 pounds, Kara Whitely...
“Say your dreams out loud. If you want something bad enough, say it out loud, even if you whisper it in the bathroom mirror. Dreams have a way of coming true.” Hoda Kotb May 1986 – Morgantown, West Virginia: Hoda had her Virginia Tech journalism degree, her VHS...
“Only you can decide how your fires will affect you. Will you be scarred or sanctified?” Beth Moore 1924 – Billund, Denmark: A quiet Sunday afternoon after church, a small pile of wood...
“The power of words is immense. A well-chosen word has often sufficed to stop a flying army, to change defeat into victory, and to save an empire.” Emile De Girardin February 26, 1791 – London, England: Methodist theologian John Wesley penned a letter to his good...
“When you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill November 14, 1970 – Huntingdon, West Virginia: It remains the worst tragedy in American sports history. On a rainy, foggy Saturday night, Southern Airways Flight 932 was bringing the...
