The Climb

Heard this tune on Lite FM recently. From Miley Cyrus, very catchy song, and thought I'd share the words with you, very a propos:

I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"

Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking

I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going

And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on

'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa

US Open: Verdasco notches comeback win

Down 2 sets, Spanish tennis player Verdasco just kept plugging away to finally defeat countryman Ferrer. Amazing effort: he never gave up, the key to every comeback. We loved every minute of it.  In the picture below, Verdasco had just sprinted cross-court to punch a drop shot back, win the match -- and collapse in elation.  Full story.

One newspaper called it this way:  "One of the best matches of the tournament ended with arguably the best shot of the tournament — Verdasco's winner in a 5-7, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over No. 10 David Ferrer in the first of two all-Spanish matchups Tuesday night at Flushing Meadows."

See the exciting last point live on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEuAyEkRwrM

A Blind Army Officer's Challenging Vision

For Captain Scotty Smiley, Losing His Sight to a Car Bomb Only Intensified His Fighting Spirit. Story featured on CBS Sunday Morning. See also his new book: "Hope Unseen".

Andrew Cuomo's Comeback

Now Cuomo appears poised to complete his political comeback by winning the job that his father held for three terms and that he has coveted for the better part of a decade. More....

Consider this

What have appeared to be the most striking successes have often, if they are not rightly used, brought the most overwhelming disasters in their train, and conversely the most terrible calamities have, if bravely endured, actually turned out to benefit the sufferers. Polybius

First, George Steinbrenner had to make a comeback --

We note the passing of Yankee boss George Steinbrenner, sports legend and pop icon as Costanza's boss in Seinfeld.

But before he became a legend, even Mr. Steinbrenner had to make a comeback. The Cleveland, Ohio native's (said he was the son of "one tough German") first involvement in pro sports was as an owner of the Cleveland Pipers, a short-lived basketball team that went bankrupt.

After that setback, his initiative to buy the Cleveland Indians? Rebuffed. So, now, 2 setbacks and counting. Third time's a charm, they say, and he went to New York with some $10 million and the rest is history.

His mantra was simple: win. For this writer of the comeback blog, that conveys also "never quit." For that tough-as-nails attitude, everyone knew him, and most loved him for it. Not so widely known was his active philanthropic activity, helping others in need, often average Joe's he read about in the newspaper. He didn't seek publicity for these acts.

R.I.P., George Steinbrenner.

Thanks to Willie Jolley --

who hosted us on his XM Satellite Radio program today. To air this weekend.

His fine program airs live on Saturdays from 2-4pm EST and is re-broadcast on Sundays from 7-9am EST. Channel 169 The Power. I had heard Willie on the Tavis Smiley radio program several weeks ago, got in touch to say how much I enjoyed it, one thing led to another, and our friendship was recharged -- on air, for you to hear and enjoy.

In his introduction, Willie called me a "comeback scientist." What a great term -- and if you're human, you need to be a 'comeback scientist', too. It's not a question of whether you'll get knocked down, you will. The question: how will you get back up? In our books and blogs, we tell how, 550 times.....

Also, check out Willie's new book, mentioned below. We need to feed our spirits daily, we need to be "one day better, each day, no more and no less."