It is exciting to kind of figure things out in yourself and then use other people to help you figure things out so you can really reach your potential. — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
What a thrill to be able to say that you had a contribution in the life of someone - a young person, perhaps, who… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
Success is not just the crowning moment, the spiking of the ball in the end zone or the raising of the flag on the… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
It's kind of too movie-like to say, "When I started climbing, I knew I wanted to climb Everest some day." Instead, I just started… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
The key is to really have tremendously high expectations and to teach kids how to be self sufficient and confident and give them the… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
Maybe people, maybe the world writes things off as impossible a little too quickly, when they really aren't - when they just haven't reached… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
When I went blind at 13, I realized that I wasn't going to be a good baseball or basketball player like I enjoyed before.… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
There is a very blurry line between the things we can't do and the things that we can. — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
I decided to become a teacher because I thought it would be a great career where I could wear different hats. You're an academic… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
People have the inner resources to become anything they want to be. Challenge just becomes the vehicle for tapping into those inner resources. — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
You don't just deal with adversity. You use it to propel you forward. — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
You can't have self confidence without some real skills that enable you to be successful. — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
The truth is that adversity is a part of most days. Whether you are ultimately weakened or strengthened by each event, or the accumulation… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
It is exciting to kind of figure things out in yourself and then use other people to help you figure things out so you… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
