An important reminder to all of us

Resilience: A Lesson From Sochi 

Sydney Finkelstein

 

US figure skater Jeremy Abbott gets up after a nasty fall during his short program at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Did you see American figure skater, Jeremy Abbott, crash to the ice during the short programme at the Sochi Olympics, rolling into the wall, clutching his side in pain? Maybe you also saw him get up just 10 seconds later, and continue his skate — despite the pain, embarrassment and fear.
All I could think was: this kid’s got guts.

More here:  http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140219-can-you-learn-resilience