Do you know her or remember her??

Do you know her or remember her?? Here is an inspiring and miraculous true life story of Wilma Rudolph ,who was paralytic and still went on and achieved her dream of becoming the fastest woman in the world. Read on......
Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children. She was born prematurely & her chances for survival were slim.When she was 4, she contacted double pneumonia and scarlet fever, leaving her with a paralyzed left leg.

She had to wear a brace and the doctor said she would never put her foot on the earth. But her mother encouraged her and told Wilma that with God-given
ability, persistence and faith she could do anything she wanted. Wilma said, "I want to be the fastest woman on the track on this earth."
At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had been dependent on and began to walk without it.By 13, she had developed rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a miracle.
That same year she decided to become a runner and her coach Temple said, "With your spirit nobody can stop you and besides, I will help you."

She entered a race and finished last. For the next few years every race she entered, she finished last. Everyone told her to quit, but she kept running. Then she actually won a race. And then another. From then on she won every race she entered. Eventually this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win 3 Olympic gold medals.It became history: That a paralytic woman became the fastest woman on this earth at the 1960 Olympics.

Lessons to Learn from Wilma Rudolph :
Wilma Rudolph is a great reminder to us that we can overcome life’s adversity with determination and sheer will power. Some reflections :

(1) Your Reality is Formed By What You Think Not What Others Think - Now, if Wilma’s mother had believed in the doctors’ advice, what would have happened? Pardon me, I’m not trying to say doctors’ advice is not necessary or important. It is. But what I’m conveying is this : Restrictions set upon by others is merely a perception of what they think is right for you at that moment of time. It’s still your perception of your reality that determines the result. If you choose to assume theirs as yours, most likely you’ll find yourself living in someone’s expectations of you, both good or bad.

(2) Humility to Learn from Your Failures - Wilma easily picked herself up to learn from her competitors even after losing every race of her first official meet. While most people would shut themselves in their rooms, crying over their defeat, Wilma Rudolph spent her time analyzing areas that she was weak at (i.e. starts) and kept practicing until she got it right or even much better than her competitors.
Frankly speaking, this is a true display of a strong psychological buildup. No,its not wrong to cry.You can cry or do whatever it takes to get that frustration and sadness out of your system, but once you’re done, please remember there’s so much you can still learn from what you’ve just been through. Learning from your outcomes takes a lot of courage, But the pain of not learning from them takes even more.

(3) Action & Persistence Are the Keys - Wilma had dreams, goals.But it was not having dreams or goals that allowed her to have such achievements, it was action. She wanted to be able to walk like every kid on the block, so she worked on her therapy exercises and practiced walking without the braces. She wanted to be in the starting lineup for the basketball team so, she honed her techniques and acquired her coach’s analytical skills and fought
for an opportunity to perform. She wanted to win a gold medal for her races in the 1960 Olympics and hence, she kept a 4 year intensive training schedule! 4 years! How many of us have given up after just 6 months or even a month’s work on something we wanted to achieve?

If you wonder why these people have the patience to stick it thorough, it boils down to 1 thing: Burning desire.
Ask yourself today, what is your burning reason? Or do you have one in the first place?