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Have you ever been inspired by a motivational speaker’s words? With YouTube, TedTalks, and social media, most of the speeches roday are seen digitally, which is much different than seeing a speaker in person.
Jim Valvano recalls the words he heard from Bob Richards when he has was a 16-year-old boy at a basketball camp. These simple words changed his life.
This is a clip from the 30 for 30, Survive and Advance (36:53 – 37:38).
Words that Inspire: I was 16 years old. I heard the Reverend Bob Richards speak. Remember him? The Wheaties guy? The decathlon, pole vault champion. Bob Richards looked over a group of these young kids at a basketball camp and said “The Lord must have loved ordinary people, because he made so many of us.”
And there I am, 16, thinking I am special. And here is a man I respect saying “The Lord must have loved ordinary people, he made so many of us ordinary.”
You get a little down at 16 when someone is telling you that.
And then he said the line that changed my life at 16, that I felt then. And I feel it the same way today. He said “Every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary people accomplish extraordinary things.”
Student Assignment:
Copy “Every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary people accomplish extraordinary things.”
My extraordinary accomplishments: List your greatest accomplishments so far:
Words that Have Inspired Me. Not all of us have had words that have changed your life, but we certainly have had words that have impacted us and made a difference in our lives. Describe the words that have had the biggest impact on you. Describe the situation, person who said the words, and the impact these words had on you.