A man with a dream will never be denied...I love this true story about the first Australian to win a gold medal at a Winter Olympics. His feat in winning the gold medal in the 1,000m short-track speed skating final at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics was undoubtedly the most bizarre. His four rivals all collided, tumbled and sprawled around the ice, leaving him to skate alone past the finish line.
This sensational scene marked the end of a career which had embraced four Olympics, an earlier bronze medal, much sacrifice, and some horrific injuries. In a crash in Montreal a rival’s skates sliced through his right thigh, requiring 111 stitches and 18 months’ recovery time. In 2000, in Sydney, he crashed into a barrier during training and broke his neck; he was told he would never skate again.
After winning his gold medal, Bradbury struggled with conflicting emotions. He finally, sensibly, came to see it as a reward for 12 long years of toil. His story epitomises faith, courage, passion, persistence, determination, and hope...it was his destiny. Luck played a part in Steven's success but his gold medal win was not as fortuitous as many believe. His quote at the end says it all.
"I'm not taking the gold for the 90 seconds, but for the years leading up to that 90 seconds".
...the harder you work the luckier you'll get. Now I know why I've been "unlucky" all these years. Maybe I've not work hard enough...(sigh)
Working hard, feeling lucky
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