Karoly Takacs : A Hero, An Inspiration
You’ve
probably never heard of him. However, in Hungary, he’s a national hero – everybody there knows his name and his incredible story. After reading his story, you’ll never
forget him…
In 1938,
Karoly Takacs of the Hungarian Army, was the top pistol shooter in the world.
He was expected to win the gold in the 1940 Olympic Games scheduled for Tokyo.
Those
expectations vanished one terrible day just months before the Olympics. While
training with his army squad, a hand grenade exploded in Takacs’ right hand,
and Takacs’ shooting hand was blown off.
Takacs spent a
month in the hospital depressed at both the loss of his hand, and the end to
his Olympic dream. At that point most people would have quit. And they would
have probably spent the rest of their life feeling sorry for themselves. Most
people would have quit but not Takacs. Takacs was a winner. Winners know that
they can’t let circumstances keep them down. They understand that life is hard and that they can’t let life
beat them down. Winners know in their heart
that quitting is not an option.
