by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 20, 2022 | Never Give Up, Refusing to Quit
“I came to Nashville thinking that opportunity just hung on trees and that all I had to do was take out my guitar and sing. I thought they would paint my name on the water tower, but there’s nothing colder than reality. I wouldn’t trade a thing – even the tough...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2022 | Perserverance, Persistence, Refusing to Quit
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake somebody.” Henry W. Longfellow March 26, 1969 – New Orleans, Louisiana: Ken Toole, a 31-year-old English professor,...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 27, 2021 | Refusing to Quit, Underdogs
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing about.” Blaise Pascal June 20, 2016 – Gobi Desert – China: Dion Leonard stood at the starting line on the second day of the Six-Day 155-mile Gobi Desert Run. A scruffy little brown dog materialized at his feet....
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 25, 2021 | Chasing Your Dream, Iron-willed, Refusing to Quit
2010 – Miami, Florida: Diana Nyad’s fire had gone out. With her 60th birthday on the horizon, she needed a big goal to re-fire her competitive spirit. She quietly decided to attempt the challenging Cuba to Key West swim, which had eluded her three decades before. The...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 2, 2021 | Iron-willed, Never Give Up, Refusing to Quit
November 1997 – Humboldt, California: When Julia Hill arrived at the Earth First camp, the focal point of the protest was a 1,000-year-old redwood tree, which Earth First had named “Luna.” The 200-foot giant sat high on the peak of a clear-cut hill where it was...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 7, 2021 | Against the Odds, Iron-willed, Refusing to Quit
Early April 1947 – Lima, Peru: The Peruvian Navy admiral observed the crude raft being assembled. He turned to Thor Hyerdahl and said, “Mr. Hyerdahl, your father and mother will be grieved when they hear of your death.” Hyerdahl was reminded of the phone call a few...
