John Stephen Akhwari was marathon athlete who represented Tanzania at the 1968 Summer Olympic in Mexico City. He finished the race at the last place among 74 competitors. Nothing special, nothing to be proud and exactly that was really bad result for an athlete, wasn’t it?

But who is the real Akhwari? There’s nice story about his experience of life, very inspiring and full of motivation. During the race, 1968, his leg bloody and bandaged because of badly cutting knees and dislocating joint. He passed every step with pain and hobble. But he never gave up and with a lot of determination, he still had motivation for one purpose, “Finish the race”.



At the time, the medals had been given to the winners. When many of spectators leaved the place, suddenly Akhwari entered stadium with his bad injured condition. He passed the finish line successfully and got applause and high appreciation from remain of them.

He said, “My country did not send me from 7,000 miles to start a race, they sent me to finish the race.”

So, what you got from his experience?
I just want to share with you that he might not be a winner of this competition but he already be a winner for himself, fight the pain and fight his worries to achieve one purpose “Finish the race”.
If you now fell desperate and no hope, think again and again, get up and say to yourself that “I must.. I must finish my work, my objective and my purpose of life.” No one exactly know about your plan or some achievement that you want to reach. Just fill your heart and thought with full of motivation and declare that you can do the best and be a winner of yourself. Pray for being strong and built a huge hope. You take control of your life.