Icons of your life

[writerken]

I have none but you can look up to me if you wish - not!

[Rawr]

Jason Mraz: a truly inspirational guy. His songs never fail to brighten up my day, his lyrics/music is amazing.
Also, his blog is very inspiring and I've quoted him once or twice on here I believe.

[Jay]

Real people. A lot of people that I salute.

Oscar Pistorius



Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is a South African sprint runner. Pistorius, who has double below-knee amputations. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Pistorius became the first double leg amputee to participate in the Olympics when he entered the men's 400 metres race and was part of South Africa's 4 × 400 metres relay team. He also took part in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where he entered the men's 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres races in the T44 classification, and in the T42–T46 4 × 100 metres relay. He won gold medals in the men's 400 metre race in a Paralympic record time of 46.68 seconds and in the 4 × 100 metres relay in a world record time of 41.78 seconds. He also took a silver in the 200 metres race, having set a world record of 21.30 seconds in the semifinal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius

Nick Scott



Back in 1998, Nick was diagnosed as a paraplegic and was told he would never walk again. Not willing to sit back and let his life slip away, he decided to take charge.

After graduating college I wanted to compete again so I searched "Wheelchair Bodybuilding" and barely found anything. To make things short, I taught myself what I needed to do, flew to Florida and competed for the first time in the 2006 Wheelchair Nationals.

That night I thought the world should know about Wheelchair Bodybuilding, I told a few guys and got laughed at for my visions. So when I got home I searched "how to build a website", built http://www.wheelchair-bodybuilding.com, did a lot of research, hunted down wheelchair bodybuilders and added bodybuilding shows that had Wheelchair Divisions!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/nick_scott.htm

Nick Vujicic



Nicholas James Vujicic (born 4 December 1982) is a Serbian Australian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterised by the absence of all four limbs. As a child, he struggled mentally and emotionally as well as physically, but eventually came to terms with his disability and, at the age of seventeen, started his own non-profit organisation, Life Without Limits. Vujicic presents motivational speeches worldwide, on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life. He also speaks about his belief that God can use any willing heart to do his work and that God is big enough to overcome any and all disabilities.

Jay's Note: I have one of his books.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Vujicic

Jeffrey Wright



Jeffrey Wright is well known around his high school in Louisville, Ky., for his antics as a physics teacher. Mr Jeffrey also has a disabled child.

I recommend you to watch the video.




Liz Murray



From homeless o Harvard, Elizabeth "Liz" Murray is an American inspirational speaker who is notable for having been accepted by the prestigious Harvard University despite being homeless in her high school years. Murray was born in the Bronx, New York on September 23, 1980 to poor and drug-addicted parents, both of which would later contract HIV. She became homeless just after she turned 15, when her mother died of AIDS, and her father moved to a homeless shelter. In late 2006, her father died of AIDS. Her older sister Lisa graduated from Purchase College in New York State and is a school teacher for children with autism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Murray

Everyday people. People From All Walks of Life



A man giving his shoes to a homeless girl in Rio De Janeiro



A man helping an old man.



A lady sharing her umbrella with a disabled man.



Subway and Free Meal.



Free dry cleaning.



Fireman rescuing a cat. See how grateful the cat is?



Two kids rescuing a dog.

[jpazli123]

Apart from everyone who is taller than me... at the moment it's Blake Skjellerup the olympic speed skater

[ceez]

my mother, my grandfather, (might sound weird but) Micheal Jordan, Bill Russell, and Harriet Tubman (the woman was bad ass).

oops forgot one, Martin Luther King Jr.

[Roxy]

Bill Kaulitz, who told me that it doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from, or what your past is. That you can be whoever you want to be and that you can accomplish your dreams whatever the case. He told me I had every right to be me, no matter what others thought.

[OrphanPip]

I don't know there are people I admire, but I've never been one for idolizing others, I haven't the passionate impulse in me.

I have a fond admiration for my undergraduate supervisor who continues to be a stellar supporter of my academic career and a significant influence on my scholarly interests. Another former professor of mine I admire is Dr. Touklas, who was one of the first doctors to treat HIV/AIDS patients in Montreal, which he had to do in an abandoned wing of a hospital because of fears about contagion.

[bluefox4000]

This guy...Tom Waits.

Mick

[megumidesu]

This guy...Tom Waits.

Mick

i love him so muuuuuuch !!!!

[bluefox4000]

i love him so muuuuuuch !!!!

Me too. To me there's no one like him, and I'm including big names.....Lennon, Mccartney, Dylan, Cohen. No one comes even remotely close to Tom.

Mick