“In some aspects losing a child is like a wall, but instead of getting over it, you must carry the wall with you, wherever you go, for as long as you live. The wall is immovable. You can’t go anywhere… — John A. Passaro Copy Share
“There is a scene in one of the Rocky movies where after the match Apollo Creed and Rocky are waiting for the scoring of their brawl all beat up and battered, obviously both fighters gave all they had to win, and Apollo Creed says to Rocky - "Your not getting a rematch" and Rocky says "I don't want one". I… — John A. Passaro Copy Share
“It is 2:06 am, one of 1488 nights that I lie awake trying to make sense of it all, trying to find an ounce of inspiration so I can convert it to a pound of energy - Energy so needed to just win the next day.” — John A. Passaro Copy Share
“In some aspects losing a child is like a wall, but instead of getting over it, you must carry the wall with you, wherever you go, for as long as you live. The wall is immovable. You can’t go anywhere until you learn to move the wall. You are just stuck in the same place, forever. You can tug and… — John A. Passaro Copy Share
“There will never be "the right time" in your life to do a great thing. You must create that time and greatness will follow.” — John A. Passaro Copy Share Image
“This holiday season has taught me the value of presence over presents. It is good to be home.” — John A. Passaro Copy Share Image
“There is a very good organization called "Make a Wish Foundation" that helps make a dying child's wishes come true. People go out of their way and work together to create an unbelievable lasting memory for a deserving person. What just dawned on me was: Why do we wait until someone is dying in order to do that? We have… — John A. Passaro Copy Share
“Water boils at 212 degrees. At 211 degrees it's just hot. Every degree is needed.” — John A. Passaro Copy Share Image
“Yesterday while I was on the side of the mat next to some wrestlers who were warming up for their next match, I found myself standing side by side next to an extraordinary wrestler. He was warming up and he had that look of desperation on his face that wrestlers get when their match is about to start and their… — John A. Passaro Copy Share
“Just imagine what would have happened if Michael Jordan quit after getting cut from his High School Basketball team?” — John A. Passaro Copy Share Image
“We spend 8 hours a day, for 10 months a year, for nearly 17 years sending our kids to school to prepare them for… — John A. Passaro Copy Share Image
“There are a few things in life that occur, that you don't ask for, that are just dealt to you. These things can define you or you can define yourself through them. I elect to define myself through overcoming what has been dealt to me in my life. It took thirty-one years and two generations of tweaking to get my… — John A. Passaro Copy Share
“Today is not the real Father's Day. It is the man made version. The real Father's Day are the other 364 other days of the year that I get to see my boys grow into men and my girls grow into ladies and feel I had a slight part of the people that they turned out to be. Not a… — John A. Passaro Copy Share
