A champion is someone who gets up, even when he can't. A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell.

He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups, and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy. "Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat of the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money." The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?" "Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle. "Here Dolly!" he ca lled. Out from the doghouse and down ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of f ur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced wi th delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling t oward the others, doing its best to catch up.... "I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that pupp y. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would." With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began ro lling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well mysel f, and he will need someone who understands." With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Ho lding it carefully he handed it to the little boy. "How much?" asked the little boy. "No charge," answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love." What you are is God's gift to you; what you make of yourself is your gift to God . Every great achievement was once considered impossible.

Take risks: If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise. Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperments and n arrower points of view. We spend more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses, but smaller families. We h ave more compromises, but less time. We have more knowledge, but less judgement. We have more medicines, but less health. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk much, we lov e only a little, and we hate too much. We reached the moon and came back, but we find it troublesome to cross our own s treet and meet our neighbors. We have conquered the outer space, but not our inn er space. We have higher income, but less morals These are times with more liberty, but les s joy With much more food, but less nutrition These are days in which two salaries come home, but divorces increase. These are times of finer houses, but more broken homes. That s why I propose that as of today -- You do not keep anything for a special oc casion, because every day that you live is a special occasion. Search for knowle dge, read more, sit on your front porch and admire the view without paying atten tion to the needs. Pass more time with your family, eat your favorite food, visi t the place you love. Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment; it isn t only survi val. Use your crystal goblets. Do not save your best perfume use it every time you fee l you want it. Take out from your vocabulary phrases like, one of these days and meday . Let s write that letter we thought of writing one of these days Let s tell our families and friends how much we love them. Never pass up a chance at adding laughter and joy to your life. Every day, hour, and minute are special Because you never know if it will be your last If you re too busy to take some minutes to share this message with someone you lov e, and you tell yourself that you will share it one of these days one of these days an be very far away, and you may not be there to see it Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find o ne good reason why it will. - Dr. Robert Anthony The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary. When you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done. Courage is about doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared before you do it. c so

It is your attitude at the beginning of a task that determines success or failur e. Don't wait until people are dead to give them flowers. Don't let your pride or lack of courage stand in the way of saying you're sorry. Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn't give you credit. It doesn't take strength to hold a grudge; it takes strength to let go of one. I would rather make my name than inherit it. Measure your days by how the corners of your mouth turn. The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. I've been trying to find the word that says what I need to be in life. "Brave' is the only word. It's the only thing that I ask myself to be. You don't drown by falling in water. You drown by staying there "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your g oal." Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly. Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Aus tralia. Only in the darkness , you are able to see the stars. Some times you have to fall from the mountain to realise what you are climbing f or. It is not wanting to win that makes you a winner; it is refusing to fail. There are two kinds of people, those that do the work and those that take the cr edit. Try to be in the first group, there is less competition there. - Indira Gandhi