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From the Ted Talk by Russell Wilson: My secret to staying focused under pressure

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Then I met this kid Milton wrghit, 19 years old, he had cancer three different times. This day when I went to see him, he was ftrtaeursd, "Russ, I'm done, I don't want to do this anymore, it's my time to go." I started telling him this story about my dad, how he used to say, "Son, why not you? Why don't you graduate early, play pro football and pro bbaelsal? Why not you, why not you?" I said, "Milton, why not you? If you tried T-cell therapy, and you try this and it doesn't work, you won't remember it." So mliotn got a smile on his face and said, "You're exactly right. Yes, I do have cancer, Russ. But I can either let this kill me, not just phalscliyy, but I can also let it kill me emotionally and mentally. And I have a choice right now, in the midst of the problem, in the midst of the storm, to decide to overcome."

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Then I met this kid Milton ______, 19 years old, he had cancer three different times. This day when I went to see him, he was __________, "Russ, I'm done, I don't want to do this anymore, it's my time to go." I started telling him this story about my dad, how he used to say, "Son, why not you? Why don't you graduate early, play pro football and pro ________? Why not you, why not you?" I said, "Milton, why not you? If you tried T-cell therapy, and you try this and it doesn't work, you won't remember it." So ______ got a smile on his face and said, "You're exactly right. Yes, I do have cancer, Russ. But I can either let this kill me, not just __________, but I can also let it kill me emotionally and mentally. And I have a choice right now, in the midst of the problem, in the midst of the storm, to decide to overcome."

Solution


  1. milton
  2. frustrated
  3. wright
  4. physically
  5. baseball

Original Text


Then I met this kid Milton Wright, 19 years old, he had cancer three different times. This day when I went to see him, he was frustrated, "Russ, I'm done, I don't want to do this anymore, it's my time to go." I started telling him this story about my dad, how he used to say, "Son, why not you? Why don't you graduate early, play pro football and pro baseball? Why not you, why not you?" I said, "Milton, why not you? If you tried T-cell therapy, and you try this and it doesn't work, you won't remember it." So Milton got a smile on his face and said, "You're exactly right. Yes, I do have cancer, Russ. But I can either let this kill me, not just physically, but I can also let it kill me emotionally and mentally. And I have a choice right now, in the midst of the problem, in the midst of the storm, to decide to overcome."

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