William Prescott's Embrace Your Obstacles?

Embrace Your Obstacles

As I was growing up, I had to face some difficult obstacles, one thing I would do to get through these difficult times was to read quotes of inspiration that could help motivate and inspire me to overcome challenges that stand in my way. I find a particular quote personally meaningful, “An obstacle is often a stepping stone.” by William Prescott. Whether it is communicated by a coach, teacher, or parent its significance cannot be overstated. I believe this quote is one of the most inspiring simply because everyone should be able to relate to it in some way. Life presents all of us with many obstacles at one time or another. It is how we deal with these obstacles that define our character and can contribute to success or failure. I have found this quote to be invaluable helping inspire me to overcome life 's road blocks.

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I loved playing the game of basketball; I started playing when I was two years old. When I was twelve years old I learned I would require orthopedic surgery to remove an osteochondroma. I always told myself, “It’s not that big of a deal, just get through it.” Unfortunately I had to undergo several surgeries over the next twelve to eighteen months to fully control the problem. Foot surgery and rehabilitation is difficult due to the weight of the body and the demands the body puts on the feet. Recovery was slow and I missed several weeks of school and many social activities. I was not able to play basketball during this time and prior to the third surgery I had been out of basketball, not even touching a ball, for nine months. I think the hardest part of the ordeal was not being able to do the normal things we all take for granted like running, walking, jumping, going to the beach, or just hanging with friends. On the bright side, I did have an excuse to play a great deal of Xbox and avoid having to wear