The year Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to conquer the tallest mountain in the world.
Led by his close friends, and roped, Erik jumps crevasses to reach the summit.
When asked about this feat, he said, “I was confident I could do as well as anyone who goes to that mountain. And I knew I could turn back gracefully if necessary.” (more…)
Traveling across 5 continents, Lewis was robbed and beaten several times on his journey and had to dodge bandits, pirates and was once questioned as a spy in Egypt. (more…)
A feat only accomplished by 600 swimmers in over 130 years, John Maclean became a national hero and an inspirational swimmer when he became the first wheelchair athlete ever to swim across the trecerous channel. (more…)
Even when he finally did, he uttered his words twice. When he started school, he still had speech difficulty until the age of nine. (more…)
The Kinko’s founder was dyslexic, failed second grade and was tutored extensively without any success. In 1950’s the affliction was so rare, his family couldn’t understand why he didn’t know the alphabet. (more…)
As a small, unknown inventor during that time, Honda pawned his wife’s jewelry as the capital for his piston ring business only to seen it being destroyed.
Because cement and steel were scarce, he collected discarded gasoline cans from American jet fighters for a new factory. Not long after that, an earthquake destroyed the building.
Despite endless challenges, he pursued his seemingly impossible dreams.
Now, Honda is one of the largest automotive company in the world.
