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Message #91 - Winning Takes on Many Forms - Bob Wieland is a Winner!

Lee Kemp | Profile
September 10, 2009

Wake up every day with a Purpose, Goal or Objective for the Day. Then Go After It!

People Magazine called Bob Wieland "one of the six most amazing Americans of the past 20 years."

How many people have biked or walked across America? Bob has done both ... with no legs. Through seemingly insurmountable adversity,

Bob has persevered. From his miraculous recovery in the hospital, to his three-year, eight-month and six-day walk across America on his hands,

Bob has proved his message that "Through faith in God, determination, and dedication, a person can achieve anything."

He has always said, "The joy is in the journey." He completed the grueling Iron Man Triathlon (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26-mile marathon) on his arms. He has no peers in human achievement.

Bob Wieland, who lost his legs in Vietnam 34 years ago, finished the Los Angeles marathon Saturday, March, 8, 2003, after 173 hours and 45 minutes. It took 57-year-old Wieland of Arcadia, Calif., more than one week to cover the more than 26 miles. He used only his hands and torso.

THIS IS TRULY AMAZING!!!

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR, EVER AGAIN, SOMEONE TELL ME HOW HARD OR HOW DIFFICULT SOMETHING IS.

MY MINDSET IS CHANGED FOREVER!!!

WHAT'S YOUR PURPOSE FOR THE DAY!

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#6
Bob Wieland   September 13 at 5:35pm
professionals write it down.
Amateurs attempt to remember.
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Sean Willis   September 13 at 2:36pm
great stuff this will have not just mebut lots of people thinkingon another level of things
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Red Dog   September 13 at 7:37am
Thank you Coach Kemp for putting things into their proper perspective. And to think that I felt like I had taken a big step forward when I decided to actually put my TV remote down the other day and actually get out of my recliner to change the channels like in the old days. My day of glory has now been torched after reading about Mr. Weiland, man oh man do I have a long way to go to get to his level.
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San Diego   September 12 at 1:51am
awesome!
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Sam Berenson   September 11 at 2:26am
thanks coach!
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Patrick Hunter   September 10 at 7:44pm
Wow!!! Coach Kemp, this is truly amazing. Never again will I feel sorry or down about myself when times get hard or a task at hand is difficult.
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