“We didn’t think about the outcome if we weren’t successful. It had to work; failure was not an option.” Gene Krantz 1970 – Cape Canaveral, Florida: Apollo 13, NASA’s third mission to the moon, launched on Saturday, April 11. Thumbing...
“Scars are not signs of weakness, they are signs of survival and endurance.” Rodney Winters January 23, 1945 – Neuss, Germany: Fred Gonzales woke early that morning, excited to be flying...
“Some succeed because they are destined to. Others succeed because they are determined to.” Henry Van Dyke February 1962 – Cape Canaveral, Florida: Astronaut John Glenn was excited to be...
“The storms in our lives have a purpose. My journey through depression made me stronger. No matter your storm, it never rains forever.” Ginger Zee November 2011 – New York City: Two weeks before she began her dream job as a meteorologist on ABC’s Good Morning...
“It only took a minute for someone to look at an evaluation and categorize me as someone who couldn’t learn. And I believed them. It took another minute for someone to tell me different. Thankfully, I believed them, too.” Les Brown 1957 – Liberty City,...
“Always believe that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you may be that light for someone else.” Kobe Yamada October 1961 – West Berlin, Germany: Joachim Rudolph, a 22-year-old West Berlin...
