By Dayne Hudson
Giving up is hard.
Not giving up is harder.
On this topic, I wanted to share with you all my favourite Olympic moment in history, that defines not only the passion behind olympic athletes, but the spirit behind NEVER giving up.
Whether it's in business, or sticking to a tough diet, persevering can be the difference between failure and success.
I've always lived by something I dreamt up in high school, that "there's no such thing as failure, only temporary resistance to success."
In the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona one of the finest moments in sporting history occurred.
400 metre runner DEREK REDMOND was one of the best runners Europe had to offer. He was slick, fast, and was a member of the world championship British 4 x 400 relay team, boasting the national record for seven years.
Derek cruised through his heat and quarter-final with easy victories, the speedster seemed CERTAIN to qualify for the final.
But fate had other ideas.
What seemed like right after the start, Derek collapsed in agony in front of 65,000 fans, his Olympic dreams shattered in the blink of an eye.
Derek had torn a hamstring.
When most Olympians would have headed for the sideline, as the officials came to his side gesturing for him to pull-out, Derek Redmond refused to quit.
All the training, all the effort, and just like that - it was gone.
