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What are you capable of? There's no way to
answer that question in theory. You have to
get out and discover the answer by action.
Boxer, coach and professional trainer Ross
Enamit has a recent post on his blog where he
explored
the limitations of conventional wisdom. He
dismissed those who:
"ask others what they are capable of in
life. One example was the aspiring fighter
who asked me if he was too old to pursue the
sport of boxing. He wanted the formula that
would calculate (beforehand) what he could
achieve. Such an approach to life is flawed
in many ways. Perhaps most importantly, you
end up living your life based on someone
else's opinion of what you can do.
This past weekend I came across a quote
that was related to this subject:
'Conventional wisdom is no wisdom at all.
Conventional wisdom is taking somebody else's
word for the way things are. It's the
followers of this world who rely on
assumption. Not the leaders.' "
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Last fall, I mentioned some of the
people I'd met at the Runner's
World Heroes
of Running Celebration in New
York. I had the chance to reunite with three
of them when they came to Boston last month
to run the Marathon.
Lynn, who rides in a wheel chair and Jamie,
who pushes Lynn, finished Boston in 3:25:46.
The picture at the right shows them cresting
Heartbreak Hill. They were joined by a
bandit runner--their eight year old daughter
Annalyn--for the last half mile of the race.
While training for Boston, Lynn and Jamie logged
their 13,000th mile since they started
running together in the summer of 1991.
Through this period, they've run in over 170
races.
Even more amazing than the miles logged or
races run is how they came to their starting
line in the first place. The two were
engaged to be married in 1987, when a few
months prior to the wedding Lynn nearly died
in a car accident. Through 17 days in a
coma, seven months without speaking and seven
years of rehab, Lynn was finally able to walk
down the aisle and marry Jamie.
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Life can be tough. There's no guarantee of
happiness. A child can fall ill, a spouse
can be disabled or even pass away. There's
enough misfortune in any one of these events
to chagrin most people.
Sincerely,
Mark Connell
nuBound
email:
thebounce@nubound.net
phone:
888.480.NUCLeotide (or 888.480.6825)
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| From the archives of The Bounce . . . |
| Advanced DNA/RNA Sports Supplement |
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