Determination: The Story Of Glenn Cunningham

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Determination is a trait that is a key essential in our lives. It can help us overcome many obstacles and struggles throughout life. A humans will is sufficient enough to accomplish any goal thrown at them. Just as Rob Hall says “With enough determination , any bloody idiot can get up this hill”. Determination is the key to success, you have to be willing to do the work in order to succeed in your goals. The story of Glenn Cunningham is an amazing example of what determination can help you overcome. He was a track runner who overcame a terrible house fire , his legs were burnt severely when he was young and he was paralyzed from the waist down they told him he would never be able to walk again. Every day Cunningham would go outside and hold

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