First of all, I try to be a positive role model.
From Caitlyn Jenner
We put so much pressure on kids to excel in school at such a young age.
I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.
I still have nightmares about taking tests.
I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.
If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?
I didn't only have a perceptual problem, I was also so nervous and so upset. The process just didn't work. I lost enthusiasm for school and I flunked second grade. The teachers said I was lazy.
I spent twelve years training for a career that was over in a week. Joe Namath spent one week training for a career that lasted twelve years.
I thought everybody else was doing much better than I was.
I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Back then they didn't even know what dyslexia was.
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