by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 20, 2025 | Never Give Up, Never Quit, Overcoming Obstacles
“There are no secrets to success. Don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of hard work, learning from failure, and persistence.” ...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 20, 2025 | Limitless Possibilities, Long Shots, Overcoming Obstacles
“It’s not where you start that’s important, it’s where you finish.” Mamie McCullough Fall 1952 – Dixie, Georgia: In the early morning, 22-year-old Mamie McCullough left...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 14, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Long Shots, Overcoming Obstacles
“Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.”Winston Churchill July 1941 – St. Louis, Missouri: Yogi Berra, 16, and Joe Garagiola, 17, took the bus to...
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 | Aug 12, 2024 | Determination Despite the Odds, Limitless Possibilities, Overcoming Obstacles
“Courage is taking one more step in the face of adversity. Blaze a trail for others to follow.” Bob Wieland 1983 – Roswell, New Mexico: The thermometer read 105 degrees as Frosty Woolridge, who was biking...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 3, 2024 | Overcoming Obstacles, Refusing to Quit, Trail Blazer
“Great works are performed, not by strength but by perseverance.” Samuel Johnson April 26, 1878 – Oxford University, Oxford, England: “Mr. Murray, what are your...
