In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water,singing to herself, hallucinating, Diana Nyad just kept on swimming. And thatshow she finally achieved her lifetime goal as an athlete, an extreme 100-mileswim from Cuba to Florida, at age 64. Hear her story.
Its the fifth time Diana Nyad stand on the Cuban shore believing again thatshe’s going to make it all the way across that vast, dangerous wilderness of anocean.
Life is about the journey, but not really the destination. Weve been on ajourney. Lets face it, were all on a one-way street. What are we going to do aswe go forward to have no regrets looking backTeddy Roosevelt quote was floatingaround in her brain over the past years in training. It says, "You go ahead andsit back in your comfortable chair as a critic or an observer, while the braveone gets in the ring, engages, gets bloody and dirty, and fails over and overand over again. Yet he isnt afraid or timid and lives life in a bold way." Whenyou achieve your dreams, its not so much what you get as who you have become inachieving them.
You have a dream and obstacles in front of you as we all do. None of usever get through this life without heartache, without turmoil. Believe inperseverance and have faith. Get back up again when you can get knocked down andyou will find your way.
"I have three messages," said the breathless Nyad. “The first is we shouldnever ever give up. The second is you are never too old to chase your dreams.And the third is that it looks like the most solitary endeavor in the world butit takes a team.”
Hellen Keller said, “Although the world is full of suffering, it is fullalso of the overcoming of it.” People always fail because they stop trying, notbecause they encounter the unbeatable difficulties. "Never, never give up" meansto keep trying and never stop working for your goals. I think it’s a very goodpiece of advice for all of us and this is the most important thing that can helpus to achieve our goals.
I am quite sure that everybody knows Thomas Edison. Why so many peopletried to invent the electric lamp, but only Thomas Edison succeedIf Edison, likemany others, had been stilted by repeated failures, there would be no vibrantmodern cities at night. His success proves that if a person is not scared byseemingly insurmountable adversity, he can find the way to success..
In my opinion, never stop working for your goal doesn’t mean you must besuccessful. It doesnt even mean that you must achieve your goal, but its veryimportant to keep it in your mind. There are enough unfavorable conditions whichmake our lives difficult, but what important for us is to make efforts towardsyour goal or your dream. If you have given your best for your goal or yourdream, whether you succeed or not, at least you wont leave any regret in yourlife.
Dont give up working for your goal or your dream. If you succeed, you willtaste great joy in your life. If you dont succeed, you wont have regret in yourlife because you have given your best.
Dreams are hard to follow, hold on and there will be tomorrow. You willfind the way with the strength to carry on. Don’t give up.
一位推销大师即将告别他的推销生涯。这天,他在一个会场里做最后的演说。
会场内座无虚席,所有的人都在热切地等待着。大幕徐徐拉开,人们发现,在舞台的正中央吊着一个巨大的铁球。一位老人在人们热烈的掌声中走出来,站在了铁球旁边。
人们惊奇地望着他,不知道他要做什么。
这时,两个工作人员抬着一个大铁锤走了上来。主持人面向观众说:“请两位身体强壮的人到台上来。”好多年轻人站了起来,转眼间,已经有两个动作快的跑到了台上。
老人说:“请用大铁锤敲打那个吊着的铁球,直到把它荡起来。”
一个年轻人拉开架势,抡起大锤向铁球砸去。一声震耳的响声过后,吊球动也没动。他接二连三地砸下去,很快就气喘吁吁了。另一个年轻人也不示弱,接过大铁锤把吊球一通猛砸,可是铁球仍旧一动不动。两个年轻人垂头丧气地走下了台。
在众人的注视下,老人慢慢地从口袋里掏出一个小锤,面对大铁球,“咚”地敲了一下,停顿一下,又“咚”地敲了一下。人们纷纷奇怪地看着他。
十分钟过去了,会场里骚乱了起来。二十分钟过去了,有的人干脆叫骂起来。老人好像根本没有听见人们在喊叫什么,仍然慢腾腾地敲着。这时候,已经有人忿然离去,会场上出现了大块大块的空缺。
四十多分钟过去了,突然,坐在前面的一个妇女尖叫一声:“球动了!”刹时间,会场内鸦雀无声,人们都看向了那个巨大的铁球。
果然,铁球以很小的摆度动了起来!而老人,仍旧一小锤一小锤地敲着。
吊球在老人的敲打中越荡越高,它强烈地震撼着在场的每一个人。终于,会场内爆发出了一阵热烈的掌声。在掌声中,老人转过身来,慢慢地把那把小锤揣进了兜里。
老人温和地面向观众,慢慢地说:“在人生的道路上,如果你没有耐心去等待成功的到来,那么,你只好用一生的耐心去面对失败。”
今天我们演讲的题目是《做一个快乐的读书人》。 古人说:“三日不读书，便觉言语无味，面目可憎。”这句话表达了读书的必要性。的确，阅读可以开阔我们的视野，获得丰富的知识;读书，可以引导我们理解，学会做人;阅读还可以提高我们的'阅读能力，形成良好的学习习惯。
在书籍的世界里，你可以领略浩瀚的世界，领略壮丽的山川，可以了解文学的历史，诗歌的诗情画意，可以回味古代的悠长，展望未来的壮丽!
虽然我们不能测量自己生命的长度，但阅读可以扩展我们生命的宽度，读一本好书造福于人，也许是一种生命的扩展。
一家海外媒体曾发布过一份读书报告，称美国人平均每人每年读21本书，而日本人平均每人每年读17本书。在中国，只有不到3本书。这些数据确实值得深思。
作为小学生，我们正处于阅读和学习的黄金阶段，我们应该和好书交朋友。只要适合自己的书就应该仔细阅读，只要有书，就应该留下身影。
也许有些学生会说:“我的作业很忙，时间很紧，没有时间看书。”或者，“等等，玩一玩，读一读。”但是同学们，明天有多少，明天有多少，少读还是不读，到最后，只能是时间一去不复返，空腹而归。
因此，在此我们想借此机会向大家发布“六一”阅读倡议:1、每天坚持读书一小时; 2、每天坚持朗读一篇美文;3、每天积累一句名人名言或一个成语;4、每天积累一句优美句子;5、每周坚持写一篇读后感;6、每月坚持读一本好书。
同学们!起跑在今天，收获在明天，让我们从现在开始，养成读书的好习惯!多读书，读好书，真正享受读书的乐趣，做一个快乐的读者。我们的生活将因为阅读而精彩，我们的校园将充满书和更美丽!
谢谢大家!