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
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!
giving-up race made
I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race.
dark night light
However dark the night, however dim our hopes, the light will always follow darkness.
needs care
God knew my needs and took care accordingly.
sports country giving-up
That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish.
pain racing body
Pain is that last quarter of a mile. You feel it, but when you’re through racing, your whole body just feels elated. So the pain is worth it.
sports baby kings
Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just become king of the world, either. Athletes in my day were simply humble in our victory. I believe we were more mature then...Maybe it's because the media puts so much pressure on athletes; maybe it's also the money. In my day we competed for the love of the sport...In my day we patted the guy who beat us on the back, wished him well, and that was it.
giving-up matter never-giving-up
Never give up, no matter what.
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.
sports perseverance giving-up
Even at my age, I'm trying to improve. Never give up, no matter what. Even if you get last place - finish.
sea land air
Every soldier should learn survival on land, sea, and in the air.
challenges faces raised
I was raised to face any challenge.
army air fields
I ended up in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific, operating out of Ayuka field in Hawaii.