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Physical

Physical

Feats Failures

&

Dona Herweck Rice

Teacher Created Materials

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Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1030

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ISBN 978-1-4333-4870-9

2013 Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

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Based on writing from

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Publishing Credits

Dona Herweck Rice , Editor-in-Chief

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Table

Contents

One Foot in Front of the Other ....

The Fastest Woman in the World ..

Man or Fish? ..................

Legless, Fearless ...............

On the Wire ...................

Pure Evel .....................

Nitro Man ....................

Wonder Woman ...............

Only If You Try ................

Glossary ......................

Index ........................

Bibliography .................. 46

More to Explore ...............

About the Author ..............

of

One Foot

in

Front of the

Other

When a baby toddles on its little legs and takes its

first step, there is no doubt it has achieved a feat worth

celebrating. After all, it took a lot of falling down and

try-try-again spirit to get to that single step! Through

time, babies everywhere have done what they have to

do to get the job done. Their efforts seem to be a part

of the human spirit. And their achievements dont stop

with a single step!

People around the world go from walking to

running, jumping, flipping, spinning, and even flying

in ways that seem superhuman. How do they do it?

The secret to their success is the same as the drive

inside that baby working up to its first step. Try and

try. Believe you can do it. Go for it. Then, success!

Or not. The truth is, for every awesome physical

feat, there are many failures. But the failures can

make the feats seem even sweeter. The world has

known many mind-blowing feats. And it has known

many heartbreaking, bone-crushing failures. But no

matter what happens, just as with babies, people get

up, get out, and get the job done.

The Agony of Defeat

For years, a weekly television show

called ABCs Wide World of Sports

included in its opening monologue

the famous phrase, the thrill of

victory ... the agony of defeat. When

the words about defeat were spoken,

ski jumper Vinko Bogataj was shown

in a terrible crash that had him

reeling over a mountainside. The

words and image became linked with

athletic failure.

What is your greatest feat?

How can the accomplishments

of others inspire you?

What are the limits of the

human body?

The Fastest

Woman

in the World

In 1960, Wilma Rudolph was called the

Fastest Woman in the World. She set world

records and won three gold medals for track and

field. People were awed by her speed and skill.

Little did they know that when Rudolph was

very young, she could not even walk on

her own.

Rudolph was born too early and was a

sickly child. She had polio when she was four

years old. The disease left her left leg and foot

twisted. Her mother spent hours with Rudolph,

helping to straighten her leg and improve its

use. Rudolph needed leg massages several

times a day. She wore a brace on her leg for

three years. Finally, when she was 12, Rudolph

could walk like other children.

Rudolph and her mother took a 50-mile bus

trip every week for special treatments.

Leading the Way

Rudolph grew up during a

time when black and white

people were kept apart. She

demanded that a parade in her

honor be open to everyone. It

was the first time that black

and white people were together

at a town event.

One of Rudolphs sisters was a basketball

star. Rudolph wanted to do that, too. So, with

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