At mile 20, his legs cramped up. He had a little over six miles to go in the marathon and the pain began to cripple him. But he kept going. His desire to cross the finish line overpowered his discomfort. He refused to quit.
With two kids and two jobs, she took her online class to work on her degree. She sat late at night working on her homework. Exhausted, she plowed on. She refused to quit.
The private ran and fell face down in the mud. He then tossed a grenade toward where the hostile fire was coming from. The grenade’s explosion silenced the enemy’s guns, allowing his squad to escape. He refused to quit.
Laid off and frustrated, the former executive worked late at night at the local school as a janitor. As he mopped, he thought how his wife and kids depended on him. He swallowed his pride and got to work. He refused to quit.
Driving the backroads of America, he struggled to stay awake. He had a load to deliver on time. He was determined to get the job done. He refused to quit.
She sat in her squad car in a bad part of town. With a family at home and people to protect, she put her life on the line daily. To serve and protect — she refused to quit.
He was the first of his family to go to college. He sat in the library late at night, working on his term paper while his friends partied. If he got an A on this paper, he would get a scholarship. He refused to quit.
The football player sat on the sideline. The coach screamed at him because of a blown play. The player went back in and sacked the quarterback, saving the game. He refused to quit.
She got up at 4:30 a.m. to do her morning workouts. She dreamed of an Olympic medal as she plowed through the pool’s water. One day she would wear the Gold Medal. She refused to quit.
The chemotherapy made her throw up. She felt her bald head and felt the burn of her mastectomy’s scar. In her hand was a photo of her beautiful three children. She’d beat breast cancer. She refused to quit.
Anyone who has succeeded. Anyone who has crossed the finished line. Anyone who has been victorious has one thing in common: They refused to quit.
Make this week something special. And when things get tough, refuse to quit.