People say, on the raft, you must have hallucinated. Baloney. We were sharper after 47 days than the day we started because our minds were empty of all the war and contamination; we had clean minds to fill with good… — Louis Zamperini Copy Share Image
Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just become king of the world, either. Athletes in my day were simply humble in our victory. I believe we were more mature… — Louis Zamperini Copy Share
The kids started teasing me to get me to swear in Italian. Two or three months, I started retaliating. I found out I could whip these guys. So I'm always fighting, getting even. Even the girls in school, when they gave me trouble, I'd take a glove of garlic, chew it, and blow my breath at them. So my whole… — Louis Zamperini Copy Share
You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices. — Louis Zamperini Copy Share Image
Pain is that last quarter of a mile. You feel it, but when you’re through racing, your whole body just feels elated. So the… — Louis Zamperini Copy Share Image
The great commandment is that we preach the gospel to every creature, but neither God nor the Bible says anything about forcing it down… — Louis Zamperini Copy Share Image
Even at my age, I'm trying to improve. Never give up, no matter what. Even if you get last place - finish. — Louis Zamperini Copy Share Image
To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don't give up, don't give in. There's always an answer to everything. — Louis Zamperini Copy Share Image
Yet a part of you still believes you can fight and survive no matter what your mind knows. It's not so strange. Where there's… — Louis Zamperini Copy Share Image
