Pretty inspiring story about young Detroit woman overcoming a ton of adversity to get where she is at today:
This 19 year old girl was:
- abandoned by her parents as an infant
- beaten by adopted parents
- homeless and sleeping in parks during high school
- diagnosed with cancer twice
During that time period she:
- became the top high school sprinter in Michigan
- set a bunch of state records as a sprinter
- got a full scholarship E. Michigan
The video below is an espn interview with this girl. It just goes to show that sometimes you can't control the cards that you are dealt, but you can control how you play them. No matter how crappy the situation is, you can control how you react to it, and you can conquer that situation if you really want to.
She says that uses all the adversity in her life as fuel when she competes. When something bad happens to her, it only makes her more determined to succeed. We can all learn from that attitude. Its pretty amazing to see that mind set from a 19 year who went through so much. That sure beats the hell out of complaining about it and just waiting for her situation to get better.
My summary of this story does not do it justice. I recommend watching this video. Its 10 minutes long and it makes me feel like a whiner when I complain about some of the stuff that happens to me. It is definitely one of my favorite inspirational short stories.
It is 100% proof that having a positive attitude through adversity will eventually lead triumph.
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