Life is what you make it: To put it another way, you
can't change the cards life has dealt you, but you can determine the way you'll
play them. When Wendy Stoeker of Ceder Rapids, Iowa, was a freshman at the
university of Florida, she played third in the girl's state diving championship.
She missed first by two and a half points. While swimming in the number two spot
as only a freshman on the highly competitive Florida swim team, Wendy was
carrying a full academic load. Wendy sounds like a happy, positive coed, capable
of making life whatever she wishes it to be, doesn't she? She is such a person.
As a matter of fact, Wendy Stoeker already made life what she wants it to be,
even though she was born with no arms. Wendy has no arms, and yet she enjoys
bowling, water skiing, and types at over forty-five words a minute. Be
encouraged to follow the example of Wendy Stoeker and think positively about
what you want in life, regardless of all the obstacles. Remember, Life is what
you make it.
This
website is dedicated to helping people meet their challenges whatever
they may be.
A study in courage. Wendy Stoeker was a diver from the University
of
Florida who came to compete at Point
Mallard in my first year as sports editor of The Decatur Daily. I watched
her do a variety of dives from the highest tower and slice into the water. Wendy
was born with no arms. She brushed her hair, even drove a car with her feet
