Success in Track & Field ... and Life
He came in about an hour and a half after the winner, practically carrying his leg, as it was so bloodied and bandaged.
Film Director Bud Greenspan asked him, “Why did you keep going?” He said, “You don’t understand. My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start a race, they sent me to finish it.”
Here is the video (duration 2min:19sec)
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Ohh, that runner was great. But what was actual reason he completed race where there was no hope for winning anything?
“Pushing yourself to another level, beyond what you thought was posible”.
“When you want to give in, success is just around the corner”.
These are the words my father told me when I was a little boy. I take it with me to this day.
RIP Dad.
The real hero of hearts is Ahkwari.
But the real hero of logic is: Mamo Wolde
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamo_Wolde
@Ben, you are absolutely correct. Wolde deserves credit for winning the Gold.
Jimson. It is an excellent idea to remember this case, but the Film Director was not Bud Greenspan. It was the mexican Alberto Isaac. This video comes from the original movie, named “Olimpiada en Mexico”. After its exhibtion, the movie was loosed and Filmoteca Nacional (an institution from Mexico) looked for the original negatives to make a restoration (I am not sure about the word in English). It was necessary 1 million dollars to get it again. This work was finished between 2005 and 2006.
Thanks
@Arnulfo, yes, you are right, if you search YouTube, you can find the orignal film and footage.