http://www.openeducation.net/2008/07/27/given-the-chance-to-inspire-two-men-deliver/ Free Education for All Fri, 13 May 2011 00:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/07/27/given-the-chance-to-inspire-two-men-deliver/#comment-1496 Lou Longo Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:09:01 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=272#comment-1496 A friend and mentor just sent me a link to this site and I am thankful he did as I am sure I will visit often. I remember seeing Jimmy V's speech live on TV back in 1993 and it inspired me then as much as it does today. I was 25 years old then and was engaged to the girl of my dreams, working and living the high life. Less than 10 years later, I was clinging to life battling leukemia with the girl of my dreams beside me as well as 2 kids too young to know how bad things were. I do not know if it was luck, fate, medicine or prayer but somehow I survived and then last year somebody sent me Randy's Last Lecture. These 2 men were both truly 2 in a billion and you said it best that they left their mark on their inner circle and beyond. Every professional athlete should watch these videos at least once a year but especially when it comes to talking about their contract. I am thankful every day I have the perspective I now have and hope to do my part to share it with others as Jimmy and Randy did. A friend and mentor just sent me a link to this site and I am thankful he did as I am sure I will visit often. I remember seeing Jimmy V’s speech live on TV back in 1993 and it inspired me then as much as it does today. I was 25 years old then and was engaged to the girl of my dreams, working and living the high life. Less than 10 years later, I was clinging to life battling leukemia with the girl of my dreams beside me as well as 2 kids too young to know how bad things were. I do not know if it was luck, fate, medicine or prayer but somehow I survived and then last year somebody sent me Randy’s Last Lecture. These 2 men were both truly 2 in a billion and you said it best that they left their mark on their inner circle and beyond. Every professional athlete should watch these videos at least once a year but especially when it comes to talking about their contract. I am thankful every day I have the perspective I now have and hope to do my part to share it with others as Jimmy and Randy did.

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