A True Story About Achieving 'The Impossible'

A True Story About Achieving 'The Impossible' 
(taken from my book NEVER GIVE UP)

In May 1954, a British medical student called Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile barrier for the first time.

You may say that is a commendable achievement, but nothing special.

Well, for several years previously, medical and scientific experts had said it would be impossible for a man to run a mile in less than four minutes, as his heart would explode and his muscles tear from the bone. Indeed, many athletes had failed, simply confirming the experts’ doubts.

But it was Roger who defied them. He believed beyond any shadow of a doubt that he could prove them wrong. He succeeded in his quest because he did not share the same constrained beliefs of the scientists.

What’s interesting is the fact that within three years of Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile, another 300 athletes went on to follow him and prove that just because someone says it can’t be done, you don’t have to believe them.


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