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A Runner Who Knew No Hurdles
effort. His rivals too were making last ditch effort to overcome him. At one time, Murray was 20 metres ahead of others, but his advantage was getting reduced bit by bit. It was 15 metres, then 10 metres and then even less than ten metres. Ultimately in the final stage Murray remained ahead of Godatzki just by 8 metres and won the race. The plan through which he was trained, the strategy that was charted out for him finally succeeded. He not only won the gold but also set a new world record in the 5000 metre race. His victory was acclaimed by all as being one that was achieved in the most adverse circumstances. The full impact of his tenacity, determination, strength and speed along with the training that was given to him by Lydiard was all aptly reflected in Murray Halberg's stupendous victory at Melbourne. Hurdles or no hurdles, Murray would win!
Ron Tomlinson, the blind English Golfer, was hit in the head by a cricket ball at the age of thirty-six and he lost his vision. He was very fond of golf but he thought he would never be able to play the game after the loss of vision and he discarded his golf set.
One day a friend of his asked Ron: "What is it that you miss the most in life?"
Rone replied: "Golf."
The friend told him that there were blind golfers in the south of England and Ron went there to play golf. This new-found interest filled the vacuum that he had felt after the accident which had caused him his blindness.
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| SR No. | 006999 |
| Book Title | Brave Hearts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Kumarpal Desai |
| Publisher | Eye Care Foundation |
| Publication Year | 2009 |
| Total Pages | 162 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 6 MB |