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

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Already an internationally-ranked swimmer in her native South Africa by the age of 14, du Toit seemed to be a rising star in international athletics. But just three years later, in 2001, she was struck by a car on her way back to school from swim practice, and lost her left leg at the knee as a result. ‘Be everything you want to be’.

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How Badly Do You Want the Life You Dream About?

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Nine months after calling off her wedding, she was managing a remote hospital in Darfur, Sudan, that served internally displaced Sudanese refugees. In October 2001, with three children under 4 (including an 8-week-old), I moved from Australia to Dallas with my husband, Andrew, who’d been offered a job. Trust your capabilities.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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In 2001 Mary Parry was homeless and living in a tent in Pennsylvania when she began befriending hikers along the roughly 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. Janet has given me pep talks for job interviews and has helped me when I have forgotten my train pass. to try to use the car jack to save his father. And he did. Jesus Jimenez.

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