“I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them” ~ James J. Braddock ~ In the film, Cinderella Man, James J. Braddock, AKA, the “Cinderella Man,” was an impoverished, broken down, ex-prizefighter, in the early 1930s. He was beaten-up as much as the rest of the American populace who had hit rock bottom. He appeared to be finished, and was unable to pay the bills. He was forced to go on Public Relief and into a bar, hat in hand, asking for money to feed his family. They were the only ones that mattered to him. Deep inside, Jim Braddock never lost hope or his determination. Driven by love, honor and an incredible dose of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. In a last-chance bid to help his family, he returned to the ring. No one thought he had a shot. Fueled by something far beyond mere competition, he kept winning. Suddenly, this ordinary working man became the mythic athlete, carrying the hopes and dreams of those trodden down on his shoulders. Braddock was plowing through the ranks, until this underdog did the unthinkable. He took on the unstoppable, heavyweight champion of the world, Max Baer, known for having killed two men in the ring. Unbelievably, James J. Braddock won the heavyweight championship of the world, when all the odds were against him. Winning is succeeding with great difficulty and not turning your back on your dreams. It is not allowing adversity to beat you up. Winning is keeping your ability to sticking to it. Change the way you think and you will change your destiny. Believe to achieve. Great people are just ordinary souls with an extraordinary amount of determination. As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. Don’t make giving up an option. You may have everything going against you but something on the inside is not seeing it that way. Do what you know to do and do it good. Live…In the Moment!
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:54:18 +0000
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