((((( DRIVE TIME )))))) FOOTPRINTS--- I SHARE WITH YOU THE STORY OF KAROLY TAKACS— Karoly Takacs. You’ve probably never heard of him. However, in Hungary, he’s a national hero – everybody there knows his name and his incredible story. After hearing his story, you’ll never forget him… In 1938, Karoly Takacs of the Hungarian Army, was the top pistol shooter in the world. He was expected to win the gold in the 1940 Olympic Games scheduled for Tokyo. Those expectations vanished one terrible day just months before the Olympics. While training with his army squad, a hand grenade exploded in Takacs’ right hand, and Takacs’ shooting hand was blown off. He was hospitalized and disappointed at the loss of his shooting hand but being a winner, he did the unthinkable; he picked himself up, dusted himself off, and decided to learn how to shoot with his left hand! His reasoning was simple. He simply asked himself, “Why not?” and he never stopped practicing … In 1944 he qualified for the London Olympics. At the age of 38 he won the Gold Medal and set a new world record in pistol shooting. Four years later, Takacs won the Gold Medal again at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Takacs – a man with the mental toughness to bounce back from anything. HERE’S THE MORALE OF TAKAC’S STORY---Takacs definitely had a right to feel sorry for himself. He had a right to stay depressed and to ask himself “Why me?” for the rest of his life. He had the right to act like a mediocre man. Takacs could have let his terrible accident cause him to become permanently discouraged, to take up heavy drinking, to quit on life all together, and maybe even to end his own life. He could have acted like a loser. But Takacs made the DECISION to dig deep inside and to find a solution. To pick himself up and to learn to shoot all over again. Winners always search for a solution. Losers always search for an escape. Next time you get knocked down; DECIDE you will act like a winner. DECIDE to act like Takacs. Get up quickly, take action, and astound the world!
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:25:57 +0000
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