- A "can do" attitude. "Safe at home" was for baseball.
- Priorities were consistent and created a plan.
- They didn't give in to nay sayers.
- They didn't equate being "cool" with what their friends had to say.
- They looked for potential in a situation and found a way to make it
work by thinking "outside the box."
- They found purpose and passion in making it work and keeping it alive.
- They were confident in their risk-taking. They never lost faith
in their ability to buck the odds.
- And, brother, when the going got tough, the tough got going!