The unbelievable story of a one-handed Olympic Hero.
How will you feel after losing the most important thing required to achieve your dream? Most of us will give up. Will lose hope. But there are some people who refuse to give up even after losing everything.
Karoly Takacs is one of these people. Karoly was the first shooter to win two Olympic gold medals in 25-meter rapid fire pistol event. You will be wondering what's so heroic in that? Just read ahead.
"WINNERS NEVER QUIT AND QUITTERS NEVER WIN." -Vince Lombardi
Karoly was in the Hungarian army. He was a world-class pistol shooter. He was expecting success at the 1940 Summer Olympics.
During army training in 1938, his right hand was badly injured when a faulty grenade exploded in his hands. He was a shooter. And the most important thing required to win a medal was no longer with him. What did he do? Quit? No. Instead, he started practising with his non-dominating hand. He started training with his left hand secretly.
In 1939 he showed …
Karoly Takacs is one of these people. Karoly was the first shooter to win two Olympic gold medals in 25-meter rapid fire pistol event. You will be wondering what's so heroic in that? Just read ahead.
"WINNERS NEVER QUIT AND QUITTERS NEVER WIN." -Vince Lombardi
Karoly was in the Hungarian army. He was a world-class pistol shooter. He was expecting success at the 1940 Summer Olympics.
During army training in 1938, his right hand was badly injured when a faulty grenade exploded in his hands. He was a shooter. And the most important thing required to win a medal was no longer with him. What did he do? Quit? No. Instead, he started practising with his non-dominating hand. He started training with his left hand secretly.
In 1939 he showed …
