Shinning example of determination
Dr Glenn cunningham.
This is a true story about an athlete called Dr Glenn cunningham.
When in school,Glenn was responsible for turning on the heater every morning to warm the classroom.He did this before his classmates or any of the teachers came to school.
One day while turning on the heater,it caught fire and soon the whole school was on fire.When the teachers came,they dragged an unconscious Glenn and rushed to a nearby hospital.
From his bed, Glenn heard the doctor tell his mother that he would never be able to walk again as the fire had damaged his legs.Inspite of what doctor had said, Glenn was determined to walk.
After Glenn was discharged from the hospital ,his mother would massage his little legs everyday.But,there was no feeling ,control or motor ability in Glenn’s legs.On sunny days,his mother would wheel him out to the garden to get some fresh air.
On one such day, instead of sitting there,Glenn threw himself from the chair.He then pulled himself across the grass ,dragging his legs behind him.He worked his way to the white picket fence bordering their house.Then he raised himself up on the fence and began dragging himself along it, all the time determined that he would walk.He started doing this everyday until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence.
Ultimately through his daily massages and his iron determination, he was first able to stand up,then to walk haltingly,then to walk by himself and ultimately to run.He was so happy that he began running to school just to enjoy the sheer pleasure of running.Later,when in college ,he was selected for the track team.
Still later in Madison Square Garden,Glenn,who was not expected to ever walk,ran the world’s fastest mile!
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