DON'T QUIT - NEVER GIVE UP!!!

Lets start from the beginning. I was born with Club Feet & back in 1968 the medical field really didn't know how to fix Club Feet. The Dr. told my mom that my I most likely would never be able to crawl, walk, run or ever play sports.

Fast forward 5 years! - After several surgeries to correct his club feet, I was still unable to walk. I went to the 1st day of Kindergarten, in a wheelchair, and came home in tears. I told my mom that I saw the other kids running and playing and wanted to do the same. I remember feeling so sad!!!!

And so it started! Every day, I would do exercises to the point of exhaustion. I would even push my brothers around for hours in my wheelchair using the wheelchair as a walker! I never worked so hard. I DIDN'T QUIT!!! Then it happened. I took my 1st steps!!!  I NEVER QUIT!!! I was so proud and happy of my accomplishment!!!

Fast forward 5 more years! - After a few more surgeries and NEVER QUITTING, I tried out for Little League baseball and made the team as a starting 2nd basemen. I then tried out for soccer and made that team as a starting Right Forward! I was a fastest one on my teams! I remember racing my brothers and kick their butt every time. I could feel the pride in y face. I was so proud of what I was able to accomplish because I DIDN'T quit.

The reason i am writing about this is I came across this poem called "Don't Quit" by Edgar A. Guest. It reminded me of all of the struggles I went through and what the result would have been if I DID QUIT! (See Poem Below)

Remember - When it comes to our dreams, aspirations & goals, we should NEVER QUIT! Success may be around the corner ( I am living proof!!! )

"DON'T QUIT"

When Things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and debts are high,

And you want to Smile but have to sigh.

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won if he'd stuck it out,

Don't give up though the pace seems slow,

You might succeed with another blow.

Often the struggler has given up,

When he might captured the victor's cup.

And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,

How close he was to the golden crown,

Success is failure turned inside out,

The silver tint of clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems afar,

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,

It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

"Edgar A. Guest"

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Written By: Steve P. Sasso