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Louis Zamperini Biography

Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was a US prisoner of war survivor in World War II, a Christian evangelist and an Olympic distance runner.

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Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just become king of the world, either. Athletes in my day were simply humble in our victory. I believe we were more mature then. . . Maybe it's because the media puts so much pressure on athletes; maybe it's also the money. In my day we competed for the love of the sport. . . In my day we patted the guy who beat us on the back, wished him well, and that was it.

Baby, King, Kings, Sports, Victory, Wished

All I knew was that hate was so deadly as any poison and did no one any good. You had to control and eliminate it, if you could.

Control, Eliminate, Hate, Ifs, Poison

You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices.

Bodybuilding, Deep Within, Reach, Sacrifice, Sacrifices, See

If I can take it, I can make it.

I Can, Ifs, Make, Take

I ended up in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific, operating out of Ayuka field in Hawaii.

Air, Army, Ayuka, Hawaii, Operating

People say, on the raft, you must have hallucinated. Baloney. We were sharper after 47 days than the day we started because our minds were empty of all the war and contamination; we had clean minds to fill with good thoughts. Every day we'd exercise our minds.

Day, Exercise, Good, Hallucinated, People, War

I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurting yourself. It's a healing, actually, it's a real healing. . . forgiveness.

Hardest, Hate, Healing, Hurt, Real, Think

The great commandment is that we preach the gospel to every creature, but neither God nor the Bible says anything about forcing it down people's throats.

Creature, God, Gospel, People, Say Anything, Throat

Even at my age, I'm trying to improve. Never give up, no matter what. Even if you get last place - finish.

Age, Giving Up, Improve, Perseverance, Place, Sports

People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. A survivalist is practical. He says, "Call it what you want, but just fill the glass. " I believe in filling the glass.

Believe, Call, Glass, Glasses, People

To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don't give up, don't give in. There's always an answer to everything.

Don'T Give Up, Give, Giving Up, Persevere, Think, Thinking

Self-esteem can’t win you a race if you’re not in shape.

Race, Self Esteem, Shape, Win, Winning

God has given me so much. He expects so much out of me.

Expects, Given, God

Yet a part of you still believes you can fight and survive no matter what your mind knows. It's not so strange. Where there's still life, there's still hope. What happens is up to God.

Believe, Believes, Fighting, Hope, Knows, Mind

To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind.

Men, Mind, Needs, Sharp, Water

I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race.

Finished, Giving Up, Made, Race, Refused

All I want to tell young people is that you're not going to be anything in life unless you learn to commit to a goal. You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices.

Bodybuilding, Goal, Life, People, Sacrifice, See

If you can take it, you can make it.

Ifs, Make, Take, Unbroken

Every soldier should learn survival on land, sea, and in the air.

Air, Land, Sea, Soldier

I was raised to face any challenge.

Challenge, Challenges, Face, Faces, Raised

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