Don't Let anyone say you CAN'T, because you can!
Nelson Mandela
spent 27 years in a prison for opposing apartheid in South Africa. After his release, he received the Nobel Peace Price and was elected president.
Babe Ruth
"the Bambino" held the record for the most home-runs in baseball for decades, but still holds the record for the most strikeouts.
Beethoven
practically lost his hearing and became deaf, but it was then when he wrote some of his most praised and cherished pieces of music.
Abraham Lincoln
completely failed at business, had a nervous breakdown, and lost numerous elections for state and federal positions, yet he went on to become one of America's greatest presidents.
Barbara Streisand
could not read music and also expressed severe stage fright, but yet she still managed to have extraordinary success as a singer and also actor.
Winston Churchill
had a speech impediment and a stuttering problem, but he became one of the most greatest public speakers of his time.
Elton John
could not write lyrics no matter how hard he tried, but with Bernie Taupin providing the words he composed some of the best selling hits of the era.
Michael Jordan
didn't make his high school basketball team, but he still continued to become the number one basketball player in the world.
Clark Gable's
studio boss told him that he would never become a leading man in a movie, but he went on to do just the opposite of that. He was the leading man in many movies including the well known, "Gone with the Wind."
Paul McCartney
was completely unable to read or write a note on a piece of manuscript paper, but he composed countless rock classics and even a symphony.
Harrison Ford, Jim Carrey, Mike Wallace, J.K. Rowling, Sheryl Crow, and Terry Bradshaw
all had a certian battle with depression and every single one of them have won.
Dr. Wayne Dyer
spent his childhood in foster homes, but he went on to earn a PhD, write books, and also produce seminars that helped millions.
Oscar Del La Hoya
was completely afraid of fighting as a child to the point in which he would run away from bullies at school. He eventually faced his fears and went on to become the best pound for pound fighter in the world.
Yanni
had no formal training and could not read or write traditional notation of music, but he developed a unique form of his own musical shorthand as a child and he managed to compose some of the best selling instrumental music of all time.
So what's your dream?
