Who Are They?

This man was a patriot.
Punctual.
Never smoked.
Did not drink.
Honest.
One of the greatest orators of all time.
Disciplined.
A celebrated national hero of his time.

Who is he?
Adolf Hitler.

Not everyone is as bad as they as perceived to be.

A drug addict.
Publicly admonished for being vulgar.
Told off to go back to being a truck driver.

Who is he?
Elvis Presley.

Suffered from Polio and was told by doctor's she'd never walk again.
Won the 100 m, 4*100 m relay at the Olympics.

Who is she?
Wilma Rudolph.

Cancer patient. Given 1 year to live.
Ended up beating cancer and winning the Tour De France 7 times. The Don Bradman of cycling.

Who is he?
Lance Armstrong.


(The following has been borrowed from You Can Win - Shiv Khera)
Had only 2 months of formal schooling
Failed in business at age 21
Defeated in a legislative race at age 22
Failed again in business at age 24
Overcame the death of his sweetheart at age 26
Had a nervous breakdown at age 27
Lost a congressional rae at age 34
Lost a senatorial race at age 45
Lost a vice-presidentship race at age 47
Lost a senatoial race at age 49
Elected President of the United States at age 52

Who was he?
Abraham Lincoln

Partially deaf
Underwent 3 months of schooling
Written off by teachers as "too stupid to learn"

Who is he?
Thomas Alva Edison

These examples should suffice for now.


Keep the faith


Goodnight
A.G