Inspirational Stories VIII : Steven Spielberg, Directing His Story
July 4, 2007
I’ve always loved Steven Spielberg’s movies. Jaws, Jurassic Park, etc. You name it, most of them I would have watched it. I’m pretty fascinated at the way he created the scenes in his movies and have always wondered what he went through to set himself apart from other directors in his league.
I finally got the answer after reading this story.
It’s his ability to think out of the box and at times, flout the rules.
Who Says You Can’t Get in?
Steven Spielberg strode up to the security at the gate of Universal and gave the guard a casual wave. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a briefcase. The guard waved back. He was in.
Did it matter? Steven Spielberg’s after all a world famous director and it’s nothing surprising that he’ll be allowed to go into the set. Technically speaking, you’re right. There’s nothing wrong. Read more
Inspirational Stories VII : Lance Armstrong, A Cancer Fighter
June 18, 2007
Just when you thought life is good to you, something disastrous happened. You can choose to give up and let life’s challenges get you down. Or you can decide to fight it and savour the sweet aftertaste of victory!
Lance Armstrong choose the latter. What about you?
Black 1996
Lance Armstrong was at the peak of his career in early 1996. At that time, he had just won the World Cycling Championships and became the first cyclist to clock the widest winning margin in the U.S. National Road Race Championship’s history. Besides that, he had just signed a 2 year contract to ride with a famous French racing team for $2.5 million.
But his dream of riding for the French crashed on October 2, 1996 when he was diagnosed with advanced stage testicular cancer. The cancerous cells had spread to his lungs and brain and an urgent operation had to be arranged to remove his swollen testicle, which had grown to the size of an orange. Doctors told him he had a 50% chance of survival, even though they later admitted that it was inflated by almost 47%. Read more
