1. Jack Ma

Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba in 1999, never gave up on his dreams. He once wanted to get into a key elementary school, but failed; he also failed in a key middle school; it took him three years to get into college; he wanted to get into Harvard University, but he didn't succeed either. But he had the spirit of perseverance and courage. As the saying goes: "The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold." Through his own efforts, he finally succeeded. He said: Dreams must be down-to-earth and are closely related to tears.

2. Gu Yanwu

“Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world.” This well-known saying was first put forward by Gu Yanwu, a patriotic thinker and famous scholar in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. . Gu Yanwu has been diligent in studying since childhood. He was enlightened at the age of 6 and started reading history books and literary masterpieces at the age of 10. When he was 11 years old, his grandfather Liyuan Gong asked him to finish reading "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" and warned: "Nowadays, some people want to save trouble and think that everything is settled after just browsing a book like "Compendium" , I think this is not worthwhile."

These words made Gu Yanwu realize that studying and learning is an honest thing and must be treated seriously and faithfully. Gu Yanwu studied diligently, and he adopted the measure of "self-supervision of reading": first, he set himself a number of volumes that he must read every day; second, he restricted himself to copying the books he read after reading every day. After he finished reading "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", one book became two books; again, he required himself to take notes and write down his experiences every time he read a book.

Part of his reading notes were later compiled into the famous book "Rizhilu"; finally, every spring and autumn, he would review the books he had read in the first half of the year, while silently reciting, Ask someone to read aloud and if you find any discrepancies, check them immediately. He stipulated that he should review 200 pages of classes in this way every day. He would never finish the review and never take a break.

3. Helen Keller

Helen Keller was blind in both eyes and deaf in both ears, but she worked hard to change from a sympathetic and unknown little girl to one respected by the whole world. of strong women. If life is really unfair, then life is extremely unfair to her. She could give up her dream and hide in a dark corner and cry loudly, and no one would blame her. She could also lie in bed or sit in a wheelchair and be cared for like a vegetable.

But she did not do any of this. She just struggled to learn Braille with the help of the teacher and touched things, relying only on her never-give-up belief and perseverance. She painted her ideal sky with the brightest colors in life.

4. Shen Congwen

Shen Congwen was a famous literary master during the Republic of China, and his literary works were widely praised by the world. Shen Congwen studied seriously when he was a child, showing an outstanding literary temperament. Once, Xiao Shen Congwen skipped class and sneaked to a neighboring village to watch a drama until the sun went down and he returned home. The next day, the teacher asked him why he skipped class. Shen Congwen hesitated and couldn't answer.

The teacher punished him to kneel under a big tree in the yard and said: "Look, this nanmu tree is growing up every day, but you don't want to make progress, and are willing to be a worthless dwarf." "On the third day, the teacher called him again and said to him: "Everyone was studying hard, but you secretly went to the theater yesterday, but it was for your own good.

Only when a person respects himself can he be respected by others." The teacher's words moved Shen Congwen to tears. He secretly vowed to remember this lesson and become a respected person. Since then, Shen Congwen has been strict with himself, lived up to his teacher's teachings, and became a great writer.

5. Hayes Jones

He was a man of the hour in the high hurdles competition in 1960. He won one competition after another and broke many records. It was really a sensation. , he was naturally selected to participate in the Rome Olympics that year. He participated in the 110-meter hurdles, and the whole world believed that he could win the gold medal. However, unexpectedly, he did not win the gold medal and only finished third. This was of course a huge setback.

His first thought was: "What? I should probably give up." The Olympics wouldn't be for another four years, and he'd already won the high hurdles in every other competition, so why bother? What about four more years of harder training? It seemed that the only logical path was to quit the game and start pursuing a career. This was certainly very logical, but Hayes-Jones couldn't rest on his laurels. He started training again. Three hours a day, seven days a week.

In later years he set new records in the sixty-yard and seventy-yard high hurdles. On February 22, 1964, Jones competed in the high hurdles at Madison Square Garden in New York. Before the game, he announced that this would be his last indoor competition. Everyone was very nervous and everyone's eyes were on him. He won and broke his previous record. After Jones finished his run, he walked back to the track and stood with his head bowed for a while, thanking and cheering.

Then 17,000 spectators stood up and paid tribute. Jones was moved to tears, and many spectators also shed tears. A person who has failed continues to persevere and never gives up, and people who love him love him for that. He participated in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and ran 13.0 in the 110-meter hurdles and won first place - he finally won the gold medal.

Later, he worked for an airline as a business representative. He volunteered to help promote the physical training program in his city. His activities created extremely remarkable results.