Erik Weihenmayer ,quotes

I think that it is everyone's ...

I think that it is everyone's obligation they owe to themselves and to their lives to figure out their own way up their own mountain.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

It is exciting to kind of figu...

It is exciting to kind of figure things out in yourself and then use other people to help you figure things out so you can really reach your potential.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

I decided to become a teacher ...

I decided to become a teacher because I thought it would be a great career where I could wear different hats. You're an academic one moment, and you're a psychologist the next moment, an athlete the next moment... when you are out on the playground or coaching...so it enables you to play different roles.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

Success is not just the crowni...

Success is not just the crowning moment, the spiking of the ball in the end zone or the raising of the flag on the summit. It is the whole process of reaching for a goal and, sometimes, it begins with failure.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

Society imposes low expectatio...

Society imposes low expectations of those who have disabilitiesЂќ

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

You don't just deal with adver...

You don't just deal with adversity. You use it to propel you forward.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

People have the inner resource...

People have the inner resources to become anything they want to be. Challenge just becomes the vehicle for tapping into those inner resources.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

People get trapped into thinki...

People get trapped into thinking about just one way of doing things.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

It's kind of too movie-like to...

It's kind of too movie-like to say, 'When I started climbing, I knew I wanted to climb Everest some day.' Instead, I just started rock climbing as a kid, when I was 16, and then I started teaching and a buddy of mine started taking me out.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

I like to skin up ski resorts ...

I like to skin up ski resorts and, for me, being blind, that's nice because it's wide open, with no avalanche danger.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

You can't always get out on th...

You can't always get out on the mountain, so I'll put rubber on the end of my ice tools and climb the tread wall, a rotating rock wall I have in my backyard.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

I have a variety of friends I ...

I have a variety of friends I climb with. But the common thing is I trust all of them. They're solid climbers, the sort of people I trust to know what they're doing.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

When I'm following someone, I'...

When I'm following someone, I'm listening to a bear bell strapped to their packs. When I'm leading on a climb, like on a rock, I like to feel my way through it on my own, so I know the tricky moves and where to place gear.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

The truth is that adversity is...

The truth is that adversity is a part of most days. Whether you are ultimately weakened or strengthened by each event, or the accumulation of events, will depend on you first mastering the ability to Take It On!

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

I've been lucky to have lots a...

I've been lucky to have lots and lots of mentors. I think that is incredibly important in anyone's life to encourage and inspire them, let them understand that their own potential is a reality that they can strive for.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

The key is to really have trem...

The key is to really have tremendously high expectations and to teach kids how to be self sufficient and confident and give them the skills that they need to succeed.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

You can't have self confidence...

You can't have self confidence without some real skills that enable you to be successful.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

Confidence without skill is ju...

Confidence without skill is just emptiness.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

When I went blind at 13, I rea...

When I went blind at 13, I realized that I wasn't going to be a good baseball or basketball player like I enjoyed before. It forced me to look beyond the obvious, to things that I could still do well.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

I found climbing to be a very ...

I found climbing to be a very tactile sport. There's no ball that is zipping through the air ready to crack you in the head. It is just you and the rock base.

Erik Weihenmayer 03.03.2018 03:03:03 24 quotes

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