Overcoming Adversity Tag

We Earn What We Earn

There is a famous 30-second Nike commercial featuring the great WNBA player, Lisa Leslie, titled, “You don’t win silver, you lose the gold”. When I first saw this commercial I was like, “Yeah!” But, then after I won the silver medal in Sydney, Australia in the Long Jump at the Paralympic Games, I was a bit more reserved in my enthusiasm about the commercial. I realized that I put a...

Life’s False Starts Prove Great for New Beginnings!

Penn Relays 1987 – This is me with two legs!.Yes we won! I ran the lead off leg for the Arkansas Razorbacks 4x400m relay.   I can say from experience that the race is one of the most grueling in track and field. The last 100m is the most painful of the race no matter what shape an athlete is in. Because I knew the pain was coming I used to literally cry before starting for the Hogs! For...