It's not over until it's over...

Just a reminder that when you are down by four going in to the bottom of the 8th... THE GAME IS NOT OVER!

Category: IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER

Alex Trabek: "He was a sixth-grade dropout... army mule tender... locomotive fireman... insurance salesman... gas station manager. He began feeding hungry travelers at his own dining table in the living area of the station.  At retirement age he launched an empire and became the most famous chicken man in the world." 

Contestant: Who is Colonel Harland Sanders?

Category: IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER

Alex Trabek: "Described himself as, '... too familiar with disappointments to be very much chagrined... a friendless, uneducated, penniless boy... a defeated candidate without means and out of business.' Popular lore lists him as a failure at 50. However, he went on in the final six years of his life to become known by most as the greatest of American presidents." 

Contestant: Who is Abraham Lincoln?

Category: IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER

Alex Trabek: "An exile and failure at the age of 40; this person was raised with incredible privilege and wealth. His education and opportunities were second to none. At mid-life he disappears into complete obscurity for four decades; only to reemerge on the scene at the ripe old age of 80. He is widely regarded in major religions of the world as one of the greatest leaders to ever live. (And he looks a lot a like a white-haired Charlton Heston). 

Contestant: Who is Moses?

Category: IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER

Alex Trabek: "He was estranged from his political party over ideological disagreements for a decade. He went on to be elected Prime Minister at the age of 62 and is widely considered to be one of the greatest statesmen and influencers of the 20th century. 

Contestant: Who is Winston Churchill?

Oprah Winfrey... fired from her first television job.

Walt Disney... fired by a newspaper editor because he "...lacked imagination and had no good ideas."

Steven Spielberg... rejected repeatedly by the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

J.K. Rowling... single mom living on welfare when she began writing her first Harry Potter.

Getting the point?

Remember Jim Valvano's words from his moving 1993 ESPY speech, made just eight weeks before his death:

DON'T GIVE UP... DON'T EVER GIVE UP!

For now...

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