Inspirational Story Quotes

1968 की एक ठंडी और अंधेरी शाम को सात बजने में जब दस मिनट बाकी थे, तब तंजानिया के जॉन स्टीफन अखवारी दर्द से कराहते हुए ओलंपिक स्टेडियम में दाखिल हुए - वे मैराथन पूरी करने वाले आखिरी व्यक्ति थे। विजेता का ताज पहनाया जा चुका था और जीत का जश्न भी काफी पहले खत्म हो चुका था। इसलिए स्टेडियम लगभग खाली था और अखवारी अकेले, खून से लथपथ और पट्टी बंधे पैर के साथ, फिनिश लाइन तक पहुंचने के लिए ट्रैक का चक्कर लगाने में संघर्ष कर रहे थे। जब उनसे पूछा गया कि उन्होंने इस थका देने वाले संघर्ष को क्यों जारी रखा, तो तंजानिया के उस युवा ने धीरे से जवाब दिया: मेरा देश मुझे दौड़ शुरू करने के लिए 9,000 मील दूर से नहीं लाया था। उन्होंने मुझे दौड़ पूरी करने के लिए 9,000 मील दूर भेजा था।

At 10 minutes to seven on a dark, cool evening in Mexico City in 1968, John Stephen Akwari of Tanzania painfully hobbled into the Olympic Stadium-the last man to finish the marathon. The winner had already been crowned, and the victory ceremony was long finished. So the stadium was almost empty and Akwari - alone, his leg bloody and bandaged - struggled to circle the track to the finish line. When asked why he had continued the grueling struggle, the young man from Tanzania answered softly: My country did not send me 9,000 miles to start the race. They sent me 9,000 miles to finish the race.

At 10 minutes to seven on a dark, cool evening in Mexico City in 1968, John Stephen Akwari of Tanzania painfully hobbled into the Olympic Stadium-the last man to finish the marathon. The winner had already been crowned, and the victory ceremony was long finished. So the stadium was almost empty and Akwari - alone, his leg bloody and bandaged - struggled to circle the track to the finish line. When asked why he had continued the grueling struggle, the young man from Tanzania answered softly: My country did not send me 9,000 miles to start the race. They sent me 9,000 miles to finish the race.

मैं उत्तर कोरिया के एक जेल कैंप से भाग निकला था

I escaped a North Korean prison camp

I escaped a North Korean prison camp

मैंने छह साल की उम्र में गो-कार्ट रेसिंग शुरू कर दी थी। मुझे रेसिंग से जुड़ी हर बात से प्यार था। मेरी परवरिश ही एक ऐसे परिवार में हुई थी जो रेसिंग से जुड़ा था। और मैं हमेशा से अपनी आजीविका के लिए उच्चतम स्तर पर रेसिंग करना चाहता था।

I started racing go karts when I was six. I just loved everything about racing. I was raised in a racing family. And I always wanted to race for a living at the highest level I could.

I started racing go karts when I was six. I just loved everything about racing. I was raised in a racing family. And I always wanted to race for a living at the highest level I could.

मैंने 'बेस्ट फ्रेंड्स प्रोग्राम' के लिए पाँच कुत्तों को पाला है, जो जानवरों के लिए एक अद्भुत 'नो-किल' अभयारण्य है, और इसके साथ ही ग्रेहाउंड रेस्क्यू से नताशा नाम की एक ग्रेहाउंड को भी पाला है। मेरे इन सभी पालतू जानवरों ने मुझे धैर्य, देखभाल और ज़िम्मेदारी जैसे बेहतरीन सबक सिखाए हैं। मेरा आखिरी पालतू कुत्ता एक कॉकर स्पैनियल था, और मैं उसे खुद से दूर नहीं कर पाया। मैंने उसे गोद ले लिया!

Ive fostered five dogs for the Best Friends Program, which is an amazing no-kill sanctuary for animals, as well as a greyhound named Natasha from the greyhound rescue. All of my fosters have taught me great lessons like patience, nurture, and responsibility. My last foster dog was a Cocker Spaniel, and I couldnt let him go. I adopted him!

Ive fostered five dogs for the Best Friends Program, which is an amazing no-kill sanctuary for animals, as well as a greyhound named Natasha from the greyhound rescue. All of my fosters have taught me great lessons like patience, nurture, and responsibility. My last foster dog was a Cocker Spaniel, and I couldnt let him go. I adopted him!

मैं पूरी तरह से अस्वस्थ और मोटा था, इसलिए मैंने छह महीने तक हर रोज सुबह तीन मील दौड़ने और एक सख्त डाइट का पालन करने की कसम खाई, और मेरा 100 पाउंड वजन कम हो गया।

I was completely unhealthy, obese, so I committed to running three miles every morning for six months and following a strict diet, and 100 pounds came off.

I was completely unhealthy, obese, so I committed to running three miles every morning for six months and following a strict diet, and 100 pounds came off.

करोड़ों अमेरिकियों की तरह मेरे माता-पिता भी अप्रवासी थे। वे गरीब थे और उन्हें अंग्रेजी भी ठीक से नहीं आती थी। गुजारा चलाने के लिए वे पिस्सू बाजारों (flea markets) में जाकर उपहार की चीजें बेचते थे। आखिरकार, कड़ी मेहनत के बाद उन्होंने शॉपिंग मॉल में उपहार की छह दुकानें खोलीं। मेरे माता-पिता ने अमेरिकन ड्रीम सच कर दिखाया; गरीबी से उठकर उन्होंने अपना घर बनाया और मुझे व मेरे भाई को बेहतरीन शिक्षा दी। मैं उस देश की सेवा करना चाहता था जिसने मेरे परिवार को इतना कुछ दिया।

Like tens of millions of Americans, my parents were immigrants. They were poor and did not speak English well. They went to flea markets and sold gifts to make ends meet. Eventually, through hard work, they opened six gift stores in shopping malls. My parents achieved the American dream; they went from being poor to a home and gave my brother and me an amazing education. I wanted to serve the country that gave so much to my family.

Like tens of millions of Americans, my parents were immigrants. They were poor and did not speak English well. They went to flea markets and sold gifts to make ends meet. Eventually, through hard work, they opened six gift stores in shopping malls. My parents achieved the American dream; they went from being poor to a home and gave my brother and me an amazing education. I wanted to serve the country that gave so much to my family.

मैं अपने तरीके से काम करता रहा—वजन उठाना, कुश्ती लड़ना और दूसरे खेल खेलना—जब तक कि मैंने हाई स्कूल की पढ़ाई पूरी नहीं कर ली। उसके बाद मैंने पूरी गंभीरता और पूर्णकालिक रूप से एमएमए (MMA) में आगे बढ़ने का सचेत निर्णय लिया।

I kept doing my own thing, working out with weights, wrestling, and doing other spots until I graduated from high school. Then I made a conscious decision to pursue MMA seriously and full time.

I kept doing my own thing, working out with weights, wrestling, and doing other spots until I graduated from high school. Then I made a conscious decision to pursue MMA seriously and full time.

मैं तब अपने कॉलेज के पहले साल में थी और स्कूल के नाटक के लिए ऑडिशन दिया था। आमतौर पर पहले साल के छात्रों को कभी रोल नहीं मिलता था। मैं पहली ऐसी फ्रेसर थी जिसे सचमुच एक मुख्य भूमिका मिली और वह ऐसा अहसास था जैसे 'वाह! मैंने तो सारा सिस्टम ही बदल दिया!'

I was a freshman and auditioned for the school play. Freshmen usually never got cast. I was the first freshman to be actually given a legitimate part and it was that feeling of 'Wow! I broke the system!

I was a freshman and auditioned for the school play. Freshmen usually never got cast. I was the first freshman to be actually given a legitimate part and it was that feeling of 'Wow! I broke the system!

मैं जानती थी कि मुझे फुटबॉल से जुड़ना है, लेकिन यह नहीं पता था कि यह सब कैसे होगा। मैंने खुद से वादा किया कि मैं इस चुनौती का डटकर सामना करूँगी। मुझे अंदाज़ा नहीं था कि यह सब कितना बड़ा रूप ले लेगा। फुटबॉल में महिलाओं के लिए कोई नौकरियां नहीं थीं, और मेरा काम कहीं और था, लेकिन मैं अपने जुनून पर टिकी रही, और शुक्र है कि आखिरकार इससे रास्ते खुलते चले गए।

I knew I had to be in football, but I didn't know what that looked like. I made a pact with myself that I would stand up for that challenge. I had no idea how big that would be. There were no jobs for women in football, and my work was elsewhere, but I kept with my passion, and thankfully, it ended up opening up doors.

I knew I had to be in football, but I didn't know what that looked like. I made a pact with myself that I would stand up for that challenge. I had no idea how big that would be. There were no jobs for women in football, and my work was elsewhere, but I kept with my passion, and thankfully, it ended up opening up doors.

आखिरकार मुझे एक बेहतरीन एजेंट मिल ही गईं जो मेरे साथ काम करना चाहती थीं, और उन्होंने उस किताब को अनगिनत प्रकाशकों के पास भेजा, जहाँ से लगातार ना ही मिलती रही, जब तक कि आखिरकार मुझे 'परमानेंट प्रेस' के साथ काम करने का सौभाग्य नहीं मिल गया।

Finally, I found a wonderful agent who wanted to work with me, and she sent it to one billion publishers and received one billion rejections, until I was fortunate enough to be matched up with the Permanent Press.

Finally, I found a wonderful agent who wanted to work with me, and she sent it to one billion publishers and received one billion rejections, until I was fortunate enough to be matched up with the Permanent Press.

मैंने अपने कौशल को और多様 (विस्तृत) बनाने का फैसला किया और दूरसंचार क्षेत्र में काम करने के लिए अटलांटा चली गई।

I decided to diversify my skillset and moved to Atlanta to work in the telecommunications sector.

I decided to diversify my skillset and moved to Atlanta to work in the telecommunications sector.

एक दिन मैं अपने चचेरे भाई के साथ स्टूडियो में था। उन दिनों मेरे पापा टूर पर गए हुए थे, तो बस मजे-मजे में मैंने अपने भाई के साथ कुछ रिकॉर्ड किया। हम यूँ ही मस्ती कर रहे थे। पापा के वापस आने के बाद, एक दिन उन्होंने वह रिकॉर्डिंग चलाई। उन्होंने मेरा हिस्सा सुना और बोले, "यह कौन है?" मेरे भाई ने कहा, "अरे, यह आपका बेटा है!" तो उन्होंने कहा, "यह तो शानदार है। क्या तुम कोई गाना बनाना चाहते हो?"

One day I was in the studio with my cousin. My dad was on tour at the time, so just for fun I recorded some stuff with my cousin. We were just playing around. After my dad got back, one day he played what we recorded. He heard my part and was like, "Who is that?" My cousin was like, "Uh, that's your son!" So he was like, "That's hot. You wanna make a record?"

One day I was in the studio with my cousin. My dad was on tour at the time, so just for fun I recorded some stuff with my cousin. We were just playing around. After my dad got back, one day he played what we recorded. He heard my part and was like, "Who is that?" My cousin was like, "Uh, that's your son!" So he was like, "That's hot. You wanna make a record?"

दृढ़ता मेरा सबसे बड़ा सबक है। कुछ साल पहले जब मैंने पर्यावरण संरक्षण से जुड़ना शुरू किया था, तो मेरे देश के लोगों ने इसे गंभीरता से नहीं लिया और न ही कभी इसे महत्वपूर्ण माना। लेकिन आज, लोग मेरे काम को देखते हैं और वास्तव में उन प्रयासों को सराहते हैं, और आखिरकार वे भी "पर्यावरण कार्यकर्ताओं" के रूप में आपके साथ जुड़ जाते हैं!

Perseverance is my biggest lesson. When I started to get involved in environmental protection some years ago, my people did not take it seriously and they never considered it important. But today, people look at what I do and they truly recognize those efforts, and eventually they join you as "environmental activists" too!

Perseverance is my biggest lesson. When I started to get involved in environmental protection some years ago, my people did not take it seriously and they never considered it important. But today, people look at what I do and they truly recognize those efforts, and eventually they join you as "environmental activists" too!

चूंकि मेरा कॉलेज एक स्थानीय कॉलेज था, इसलिए अल्पसंख्यकों को शिक्षित करने में इसकी एक ऐतिहासिक भूमिका रही है और फीस में बढ़ोतरी को अल्पसंख्यकों के लिए अवसरों के सृजन में एक बड़ी बाधा के रूप में देखा गया। मैंने पूरी शिद्दत के साथ उन प्रदर्शनों में खुद को झोंक दिया। आखिरकार, हम में से कुछ लोगों ने लगभग 3 सप्ताह के लिए खुद को स्कूल के अंदर बंद कर लिया और कॉलेज के कामकाज को पूरी तरह ठप कर दिया।

Because my college was a local college, it had a historic role in educating minorities and the tuition increase was viewed as an obstacle in creating more opportunity for minorities. I threw myself info the protests with all my heart. Ultimately, a group of us barricaded ourselves in the school for about 3 weeks so we brought the running of the campus to a halt.

Because my college was a local college, it had a historic role in educating minorities and the tuition increase was viewed as an obstacle in creating more opportunity for minorities. I threw myself info the protests with all my heart. Ultimately, a group of us barricaded ourselves in the school for about 3 weeks so we brought the running of the campus to a halt.

मैं स्कूल जाने के लिए स्कूल बस में बैठती थी और अपने हेडफोन पर संगीत सुनती थी। मैं खिड़की से अपना सिर बाहर निकाल कर बस यही सोचती थी कि मैं कितनी शिद्दत से एक गायिका बनना चाहती हूँ। मैं हमेशा से यही करना चाहती थी, लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि मैं हमेशा गलत जगह पर थी। मेरे पास सचमुच कोई अवसर नहीं थे। इसलिए मैंने चार साल पहले एलए (लॉस एंजिल्स) छोड़ दिया और अपनी पुरानी जिंदगी को पीछे छोड़ आई। मैंने संगीत के पीछे भागने में अपनी पूरी ताकत झोंक दी।

I used to ride the school bus to school and just listen to music with my headphones. I'd stick my head out the window and just think about how much I wanted to be a singer. I always wanted to do it, but I think I was always in the wrong place. I didn't really have any opportunities. So I left LA four years ago and I really just left my old life behind. I threw everything into pursuing music.

I used to ride the school bus to school and just listen to music with my headphones. I'd stick my head out the window and just think about how much I wanted to be a singer. I always wanted to do it, but I think I was always in the wrong place. I didn't really have any opportunities. So I left LA four years ago and I really just left my old life behind. I threw everything into pursuing music.

मैंने आवेदन किया और एक पियानो वादक के रूप में मेरा चयन हो गया। संगीत विभाग का सोचना था कि पियानो वादक, यदि वे प्रवेश पाने के लिए काफी अच्छे हैं, तो वे नया वाद्ययंत्र सीखने के लिए भी काफी अच्छे हैं। उन्हें अभ्यास कक्ष में हर समय अकेले रहने वाले पियानो वादकों पर दया आती थी, और वे वास्तव में हम पियानो वादकों को सामाजिक बनाना चाहते थे।

I applied, and I got in as a pianist. Their idea in the music department was that pianists, if they were good enough to get in, they were good enough to learn a new instrument. They felt sorry for pianists being alone in the practice room all the time, and they really wanted to socialize us pianists.

I applied, and I got in as a pianist. Their idea in the music department was that pianists, if they were good enough to get in, they were good enough to learn a new instrument. They felt sorry for pianists being alone in the practice room all the time, and they really wanted to socialize us pianists.

उन दिनों मेरी कुतिया के सीने पर एक फंगस हो गया था जो ठीक ही नहीं हो रहा था और किसी दवा का उसपर कोई असर नहीं हो रहा था। तब मैंने हमारे ही उत्पाद से एक मरहम बनाया और वह दो दिन में ठीक हो गया। वह 17 साल तक जीवित रही।

At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.

At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.

आगे चलकर जब मैं एक किशोरी थी, तो जेम्स ब्राउन के सैक्सोफोन वादक, मैसियो पार्कर ने अपने एक कॉन्सर्ट के दौरान मुझे मंच पर बुलाया और मैंने उनके साथ 20 मिनट तक स्कैटिंग (मुख से धुन निकालना) की। जब मेरा गाना खत्म हुआ, तो मैसियो के बास गिटार वादक ने एक घुटने पर बैठकर ऐसे रिएक्ट किया जैसे वह मुझे प्रपोज़ कर रहे हों, फिर उन्होंने अपने बास गिटार का एक तार निकाला और उसे मेरी अनामिका उंगली (रिंग फिंगर) पर गोल-गोल लपेट दिया। उन्होंने भीड़ को शांत कराया और माइक में कहा, "वेंडी, आज से तुम संगीत से ब्याही गई हो। तुम्हें भगवान का एक वरदान मिला है। तुम्हें अपनी पूरी ज़िंदगी इस वरदान के इस्तेमाल में समर्पित कर देनी चाहिए, वरना तुम दुनिया को एक बेहद अनमोल चीज़ से वंचित कर दोगी।" यह सुनकर मेरे रोंगटे खड़े हो गए थे।

Eventually as a teenager, I was pulled up on stage by James Brown's saxophone player, Maceo Parker, during one of his concerts and scatted on his stage for 20 minutes. After I was done, Maceo's bass player got down on one knee as if he were proposing, took a string off of his bass guitar and coiled it up around my ring finger. He hushed the crowd and said into the microphone, "Wendy, from this day forward you are married to music. You have a gift from God. You must devote your life to using this gift or else you will deprive the world of something so special." I got the chills.

Eventually as a teenager, I was pulled up on stage by James Brown's saxophone player, Maceo Parker, during one of his concerts and scatted on his stage for 20 minutes. After I was done, Maceo's bass player got down on one knee as if he were proposing, took a string off of his bass guitar and coiled it up around my ring finger. He hushed the crowd and said into the microphone, "Wendy, from this day forward you are married to music. You have a gift from God. You must devote your life to using this gift or else you will deprive the world of something so special." I got the chills.

जब मैं 9वीं कक्षा में था, तो हैलोवीन की उस रात जब सबको बाहर निकलकर हुड़दंग मचाना चाहिए था, मेरी माँ मुझे 'सर्क ड्यू सोलील' दिखाने ले गईं। मैं रोता-चिल्लाता रह गया। तभी मंच पर एक लड़की आई और मैं पलक झपकते ही उस पर मुग्ध हो गया। मैंने स्कूल छोड़ दिया और उसके पीछे पागल हो गया। मैंने वह शो करीब 70 बार देखा।

When I was in the 9th grade, on Halloween night, when you're supposed to go and out and burn your city, my mom made me go to 'Cirque du Soleil.' I was kicking and screaming. This girl came out onstage, and I was instantly mesmerized. I dropped out of school and became obsessed with her. I saw the show, like, 70 times.

When I was in the 9th grade, on Halloween night, when you're supposed to go and out and burn your city, my mom made me go to 'Cirque du Soleil.' I was kicking and screaming. This girl came out onstage, and I was instantly mesmerized. I dropped out of school and became obsessed with her. I saw the show, like, 70 times.

हर किसी ने सिनात्रा और डॉन कोस्टा को मेरे नाम की सिफारिश की, क्योंकि सबको मेरा संगीत बहुत पसंद आ रहा था। मेरे चाहने वालों की एक बड़ी फौज तैयार हो रही थी। नीनो (टेम्पो) ने डॉन कोस्टा से कहा, "तुम्हें इस लड़के को एक बार जरूर देखना चाहिए।" और इसी तरह नीनो टेम्पो के जरिए डॉन कोस्टा ने मुझे सुना। फिर, डॉन कोस्टा ने फ्रैंक सिनात्रा और रिप्राइज रिकॉर्ड्स का ध्यान मेरी ओर खींचा।

Everybody recommended me to Sinatra and Don Costa, because everybody was enjoying my music. I got a big following going on. Nino (Tempo) told Don Costa "you gotta come see this guy." And that's how Don Costa heard about me, through Nino Tempo. Then, Don Costa brought me to the attention of Frank Sinatra and Reprise Records.

Everybody recommended me to Sinatra and Don Costa, because everybody was enjoying my music. I got a big following going on. Nino (Tempo) told Don Costa "you gotta come see this guy." And that's how Don Costa heard about me, through Nino Tempo. Then, Don Costa brought me to the attention of Frank Sinatra and Reprise Records.