tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post8891094775470416308..comments2024-03-26T04:43:26.948-07:00Comments on The Business/Judo of Life: How Being a World Judo Champion Prepared Me to Run a Start-upDr. AnnMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741371839260099343noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-49143370211837164402014-03-18T00:52:26.722-07:002014-03-18T00:52:26.722-07:00I started a web based game three years ago and had...I started a web based game three years ago and had to learn PHP to cut out that very expensive, on a different page with different ideas, middle man. I ended up coding hundreds of thousands of lines, and got everything done that I needed to get done, albeit a little sloppy, but it was a great experience. I never thought I could learn a computer language in that amount of time. The only nay sayer was me!! I gave up because I couldn't find someone to draw the way I wanted to and my funds were getting sucked up! Ah, well. Walking away with the experience was more important to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-20808904494137672962014-03-14T05:24:09.938-07:002014-03-14T05:24:09.938-07:00With confidence like that which exudes from your p...With confidence like that which exudes from your pores, Mrs. DeMars, failure can never be an option. And this is why your 'little pumpkin' will never lose because she is resolved never to accept failure. And some would say that the fact that she is stronger, faster, and technically smarter than any and all of her competition might have a little something to do with it. But i say those physical attributes are a product of that resolve, that instilled confidence.<br />The common sense philosophy displayed in these blog pages is a testimony to your unflinching resolve. I do so enjoy reading/hearing your words, Mrs. DeMars.<br />And on a somewhat unrelated note:<br />I was present at both the 1996 and 2000 Olympic trials for swimming in Indianapolis. My niece, a 4 year all american at Stanford was competing. As i watched the young men and women compete i came to the conclusive realization that the true cream, the best of the best, have to possess the resolve to perform at a championship level even on their worst day. In all my years i have never heard anyone else use that piece of flawless wisdom, (...to be a true champion, you have to be able to beat everyone else on your worst day), except you...and your daughter...which she claims is a quote from you. <br />It remains obvious that success will follow you and yours in whatever you do and wherever you choose to go in life. I would finish with 'Good luck, Mrs. DeMars', but I know you will not need it.<br />One more thing...<br />...and if this is too personal and none of my business, please don't feel the need to answer.<br />I have watched your 1984 match and listened to Brent Musberger countless times. He states at the beginning of the clip that you wish to dedicate the championship win to your 6 month old son. I thought you had 4 girls????<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621935991927540167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-8581575148857045812014-03-13T12:43:51.939-07:002014-03-13T12:43:51.939-07:00I love stuff like this! I'm a start-up company...I love stuff like this! I'm a start-up company, I make puppets for a living and I get this all of the time. Truth is, these are not "reasons", they're excuses made by losers without vision. All we have to do is look at history. The Wright Brothers, Nikola Tesla, and even Albert Einstein who was told by his grade school teacher that he would "never amount to anything". You'd think that the naysayers would learn not to naysay anymore, but I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com