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Roger Crawford's story proves you can be so good you get noticed
Challenges are inevitable. Defeat is optional.
If you entered a tennis match against Roger Crawford, chances are very high that you would lose.
> He was undefeated in High School.
> He won a tennis scholarship to a University in California and won more matches than he lost.
> He became ranked as a professional in California and then USA.
> He beat John McEnroe.
> He is still sponsored by Wilson who took him on just out of college.
> He’s 60 now. You’d still lose.
So what?
It reads a bit like your normal ‘above average’ personal success story, you think?
How can I break it to you gently? Roger had to demonstrate how good he could be to get noticed.
If you’d seen him as a child you might have joined with many others—family, school fellows, teen companions—in assuming that this boy would always be behind the pack. But you’d have been as wrong as all the bullies, teasers, doubters, scoffers and cynics. Roger is living testimony to the truth of the maxim, you CAN be so good they can’t ignore you. Having Roger as my friend has had a lasting impact on me.
This is an interview that will have a lasting impact on you. I recommend you play it to your family and to your work colleagues.
Listen for the principles he shares on stage and these days online. You’ll hear him explain: The truth is not hard to remember
> Success is a product of your mind set
> Whatever we believe is possible becomes our ceiling
> Our biggest handicap is not expecting enough.
> Normal is ahead of us, not behind us
> Wherever there is challenge there is always possibility
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By Colin PearceRoger Crawford's story proves you can be so good you get noticed
Challenges are inevitable. Defeat is optional.
If you entered a tennis match against Roger Crawford, chances are very high that you would lose.
> He was undefeated in High School.
> He won a tennis scholarship to a University in California and won more matches than he lost.
> He became ranked as a professional in California and then USA.
> He beat John McEnroe.
> He is still sponsored by Wilson who took him on just out of college.
> He’s 60 now. You’d still lose.
So what?
It reads a bit like your normal ‘above average’ personal success story, you think?
How can I break it to you gently? Roger had to demonstrate how good he could be to get noticed.
If you’d seen him as a child you might have joined with many others—family, school fellows, teen companions—in assuming that this boy would always be behind the pack. But you’d have been as wrong as all the bullies, teasers, doubters, scoffers and cynics. Roger is living testimony to the truth of the maxim, you CAN be so good they can’t ignore you. Having Roger as my friend has had a lasting impact on me.
This is an interview that will have a lasting impact on you. I recommend you play it to your family and to your work colleagues.
Listen for the principles he shares on stage and these days online. You’ll hear him explain: The truth is not hard to remember
> Success is a product of your mind set
> Whatever we believe is possible becomes our ceiling
> Our biggest handicap is not expecting enough.
> Normal is ahead of us, not behind us
> Wherever there is challenge there is always possibility