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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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Then, in May 2008, he became the 18th pitcher in the history of the storied Red Sox organization to throw a perfect game. I’ve learned that it’s not the disability that defines you,” Abbott explains. As of 2009, Lester is cancer-free. “I I don’t think I had any idea what it would mean to others when I made it back,” Lester says.

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How Badly Do You Want the Life You Dream About?

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You just haven’t learned how to access it. I know this because I’ve spent much of my life learning how to find my courage and rise above the fear that can so easily rob us of our freedom and hold our happiness hostage. And, like all skills, it can be learned and mastered. Think of courage as a muscle. Trust your capabilities.

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