Be a Champion

"You are all champions in your own way.
That doesn't mean you have to be number one
or be the best.
Just do your best.
If aren't first, than make those people ahead of you
break records by pushing them with your personal best.
Consider for a moment what we achieve from athletes
-the sheer fun of competing -
the building of healthy and alert mind and body
-stamina, courage, perseverance, dedication, commitment,
selflessness and most importantly,
the will to excel."
Anonymous
From the Olympics

Examples of Champions:

Rosa Parks sat down. Refusing to remain standing, Ms. Parks chose to sit down, thus becoming know as "the first lady of civil rights."

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years. Four years after his release he became the first South African president to be elected in a fully democratic election.

Liz Murray was homeless at 15 and minimal education. By age 18, Liz was on her way to Harvard.

Alfred Nobel was an armaments manufacturer. Later in life, his focus shifted to promoting peace, today we know the name associated with the Nobel Peace Prize.

Lois Knaub was a dean of nursing. Moved from education to nursing and pioneered the first respiratory intensive care in a coal mining region of Pennsylvania.

Whatever the challenge, these people are just every day people like you and I. They just decided to sit down, stand up, speak out, take action, make a difference.

Today - Let''s be a champion