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> [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 one moment, and you're a psychologist the next moment, an athlete the next moment... when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/i-decided-to-become-a-teacher-because-i-thought-it-would-be-a-great/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

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## More by Erik Weihenmayer

> [What a thrill to be able to say that you had a contribution in the life of someone - a young person, perhaps, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/what-a-thrill-to-be-able-to-say-that-you-had-a-contribution-in-the/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [Success is not just the crowning moment, the spiking of the ball in the end zone or the raising of the flag on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/success-is-not-just-the-crowning-moment-the-spiking-of-the-ball-in/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/it-s-kind-of-too-movie-like-to-say-when-i-started-climbing-i-knew-i/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [The key is to really have tremendously high expectations and to teach kids how to be self sufficient and confident and give them the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/the-key-is-to-really-have-tremendously-high-expectations-and-to-teach/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [Society imposes low expectations of those who have disabilities”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/society-imposes-low-expectations-of-those-who-have-disabilities/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/maybe-people-maybe-the-world-writes-things-off-as-impossible-a-little/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/when-i-went-blind-at-13-i-realized-that-i-wasn-t-going-to-be-a-good/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [There is a very blurry line between the things we can't do and the things that we can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/there-is-a-very-blurry-line-between-the-things-we-can-t-do-and-the/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [Confidence without skill is just emptiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/confidence-without-skill-is-just-emptiness/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/i-decided-to-become-a-teacher-because-i-thought-it-would-be-a-great/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [People have the inner resources to become anything they want to be. Challenge just becomes the vehicle for tapping into those inner resources.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/people-have-the-inner-resources-to-become-anything-they-want-to-be/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [You don't just deal with adversity. You use it to propel you forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/you-don-t-just-deal-with-adversity-you-use-it-to-propel-you-forward/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [You can't have self confidence without some real skills that enable you to be successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/you-can-t-have-self-confidence-without-some-real-skills-that-enable/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [The truth is that adversity is a part of most days. Whether you are ultimately weakened or strengthened by each event, or the accumulation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/the-truth-is-that-adversity-is-a-part-of-most-days-whether-you-are/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

> [It is exciting to kind of figure things out in yourself and then use other people to help you figure things out so you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/it-is-exciting-to-kind-of-figure-things-out-in-yourself-and-then-use/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

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