Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just become king of the world, either. Athletes in my day were simply humble in our victory. I believe we were more mature then...Maybe it's because the media puts so much pressure on athletes; maybe it's also the money. In my day we competed for the love of the sport...In my day we patted the guy who beat us on the back, wished him well, and that was it.
I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurti… - Louis Zamperini
I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurti…
- Louis Zamperini
I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race. - Louis Zamperini
I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race.
I've always been called Lucky Louie. It's no mystery why. - Louis Zamperini
I've always been called Lucky Louie. It's no mystery why.
However dark the night, however dim our hopes, the light will always follow darkness. - Louis Zamperini
However dark the night, however dim our hopes, the light will always follow darkness.
God knew my needs and took care accordingly. - Louis Zamperini
God knew my needs and took care accordingly.
Yet a part of you still believes you can fight and survive no matter what your mind knows. It's not so strange. Where there's still life, there's sti… - Louis Zamperini
Yet a part of you still believes you can fight and survive no matter what your mind knows. It's not so strange. Where there's still life, there's sti…
If I can take it, I can make it. - Louis Zamperini
If I can take it, I can make it.
To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don't give up, don't give in. There's always an answer to everything. - Louis Zamperini
To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don't give up, don't give in. There's always an answer to everything.
People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. A sur… - Louis Zamperini
People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. A sur…
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