Louis Zamperini
Louis Zamperini
Louis Silvie "Louie" Zamperiniwas a US prisoner of war survivor in World War II, a Christian evangelist and an Olympic distance runner...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth26 January 1917
CityOlean, NY
CountryUnited States of America
grade
I couldn't speak English. I'm in kindergarten, and the only reason I got through to first grade is because I cheated.
experience highest human knowing plane
I've got to say that is - the highest emotion of the human experience is going down in a plane knowing your going to die!
self-esteem winning race
Self-esteem can’t win you a race if you’re not in shape.
unbroken ifs
If you can take it, you can make it.
hates hits misses
If you hate somebody, it's like a boomerang that misses its target and comes back and hits you in the head. The one who hates is the one who hurts.
Hate is self-destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate. You're hurting yourself. And that's a healing. Actually, it's a real healing, forgiveness.
came forgot god home main prison promises seek serve wrapped
All I did was pray to God, every day. In prison camp, the main prayer was, 'Get me home alive, God, and I'll seek you and serve you.' I came home, got wrapped up in the celebration, and forgot about the hundreds of promises I'd made to God.
When you're on a raft, you pray like in a foxhole.
society
'Unbroken' was published as a help to society.