Author Thomas Ishmael 'Mr Speaker' Ramalekana, is set to launch his third book, 'Ebola of Success'. He says he is a motivational speaker of no compare and he hopes his books will inspire readers to overcome their obstacles in reaching their dreams. Photo: Supplied

POLOKWANE He began writing books when he was studying at the University of Venda (Univen) but he was unable to have his works published due to financial constraints.

A forensic analyst with the polices criminal record and crime scene management in Thabazimbi, he holds a B.Sc degree in microbiology and botany from Univen. He completed his masters degree in forensic investigations at the University of Pretoria.

My goal as a writer is to be the best African motivational speaker the world has ever seen. My motivational style is unique and cannot be compared to your run-of-the-mill motivational speaking. I call it a gift from heaven and I always pray to God to push me in my writing style. I want every line to be occupied with anointing from above. You cannot read my books and still see poverty as an obstacle which will keep you from achieving your goals. You will develop a no-surrender mentality and never allow the thought of giving up to gain a foothold in your life, he said.

Mr Speaker said he was motivated by the situation he found himself in when growing up.

I did not want other people to go through what I went through, feeling limited by my humble background. I want people to have confidence in what they do and never surrender or give up. Writing involves a lot of research and good analysis of things and I believe education is the only instrument which can help you as you prepare yourself in this life so I say youth arm yourself with knowledge. Failure to prepare is preparing to fail. Treasure life and life will treasure you; remember life cannot put you under any more pressure than you are able to endure. Think expensive and be able to double click your associations. Chickens attract chickens and my advice to you is to think like an eagle and be in the company of innovative thinkers. Never allow defeat to be a full stop in your life because there is an expiry date for every problem, he said.

He told BONUS the late Dr Myles Munroe is one of his biggest motivators and he was inspired by his intellectual wisdom when writing the books.

I think I have mastered the art of motivating from the heart as I believe motivation is something that comes from within. I was also encouraged by Prof Leketi Makalela at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). He is gifted in speech and very humble. Most of the people who motivate me are great articulate speakers and politicians. I am learning from Mogoeng Mogoeng and Dr Somadoda Fekini and I do my best to see all their interviews.

Starting out as a writer, he added, was not an easy journey, especially because he was not known in the writing fraternity.

I had to brand myself and now my books are doing well. Patience is a virtue. I love reading books and newspapers and that inspired me to put pen to paper myself. One of the biggest challenges I came across in the industry was finding a publishing company, especially if you are in need of funding. You need to have enough money to start as a self-published author. I managed to fund my own projects and the support I got from my family kept me going. Ebola of Success is dedicated to my mother, Mosibudi Selinah Ramalekana, who managed to send me to university using money from fruits she sells as street vendor in Tzaneen, he concluded.

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It's thefirst weekof August and we're four months away from a new year. Exciting, right? If you answered no, it's because you haven't been maximizingyourdays. I bet those New Year's resolutions got thrown out the window a long time ago.

So, what is stopping you from getting the most out of this year? Probably yourself combined with a lack of motivation. Which is why you need to become yourownmotivation.

Do you really want to be in the same spot as you were last year or the year before?No!

Life is about leveling upandexcelling. If you want to reach higher heights, chances are you have tochangeyour mindset. Your lack of motivation isonlyholding you back from living your best life.

There are people out here who don't even have the skill set or talent, and they're getting the job YOU want. Whyisthat? It's because they'reconsistent, not prideful and have the drive.

So how do you become likethosepeople?Thosepeople are usually writing their goals consistentlyandworking towards them daily. They find solutions anddon'tdwell over the problem of not being fully qualified. They network their tails offandform valuable relationships.

You can't even hate onthosetypes of people, because they hustle to get everything they want.

The problemis, when we feel like our resume is solid, we forget to bring the hustle (aka motivation). If we combined our resume, talent and hustle we could be unstoppablewe could beBEYONC. It's funny, but it's true.

If you're in the process of looking for a job, hustle for 30 daysstraight. The first seven days, perfect your resume, personal website, LinkedIn and air-check (if applicable). For the following days, apply to jobs and email the manager in charge of the department you want to work for. What's the worst thing they can say besides they're not hiring? Join organizations that are in your field of work. Make those connections and prosper.

I always tell myself thateverything I want is attainable. I'm sure people look at me crazy, but it's true. If you want something bad enough, you'll find out how to get it.

Cheers to getting what you want, because youwork hard, hustle harder and deserve it even more!

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We know that regular exercise and eating well are the foundation of a healthy life. Still, its tough to create a habit and even tougher to make it stick long term. Everyones got a solutionwork out now, work out later, join a gym, exercise at home, try yoga, try spin, try HIIT. How do you know which is going to work for you, without trying them all?

Knowing your tendencyhow you tend to respond to internal and external expectationsmay be the key to finding a workout style you actually want to do.

Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestsellingauthor of The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, and the forthcoming The Four Tendencies, believes that most people fall into one of four tendency categories, depending on what motivates them. (Plus, she created a free online quiz, so you can see where you fall.) For instance, if you never keep your New Years resolution but always hit deadlines for your boss, you might be an Obligerand probably need some outside accountability to be motivated to hit the gym.

Keep in mind that no tendencyor workout styleisbetterthan another. Rubin borrows wisdom from renowned author and Trappist monk Thomas Merton:If we make good use of what we have, if we make it serve our good desires, we can do better than another who merely serves his temperament instead of making it serve him.Heres how to use your temperament to get the most out of what youre made of.

The Questioner isnt inclined to do anything she considers arbitrary. Her motivation comes only from within herself. Shell push back against what she thinks is expected of her unless the answers to her questions meet her expectations.

The Questioner does best working out alone and being internally specific about her fitness goals. Is she looking to gain strength? Increase flexibility, endurance, or speed? Consistent personal evaluation of why she works out and whether her activity is achieving that goal will help her determine which type of exercise is right for her.Keeping a log of her progress toward this goal, whether on paper or with an app or device, may help get her moving and stay motivated.

The Obliger needs external accountability to thrive. She can make a promise to herself, but theres no guarantee shes going to keep itbut get someone else involved, and itsa whole different story. The majority of people fall into this category.

The Obliger should enroll in classes at the gym or a studio, hire a personal trainer, or sign up for a road race. Any of these outer expectations will provide someone or something else to challenge her to show up. Having a workout buddy may help her as well, but only if shes equally committed to her own health and fitness goals.

The Upholder typically has the easiest time forming habits because she holds herself accountable to both internal and external expectations.

If the Upholder makes a plan, shes going to stick to it. She knows whats expected of her, and she thrives in making it happen. This makes her the ideal workout buddy. Shes got her own goals in mind, but she also feels responsible to keep a promise. Because she doesnt want to disappoint herself or anyone else, theres little that can shake her. She will do best setting reasonable goals for herself so that she doesnt burn out or get injured. A steady, moderate regimen in any sort of exercise will help her achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

The Rebelthe rarest of the four tendencieswill resist what shes asked to do, simply for the sake of resisting. She thrives on making her own choices and having something enjoyable to look forward to.

The Rebel is a lone rider, and shes prone to more unusual forms of exercise. Youre not likely to see her at a trendy barre or spin class. Instead, shell be training with kettlebells, rock climbing, doing acroyoga, or pounding her way through mud runs. She should go her own way by trying different types of exercises, working with different instructors, and staying attuned to her mood.Shell do even better if she knows theres a treat or tangible reward of some kind waiting for her at the enddid someone saymassage?

Shakespeare wrote,To thine own self be true.He wasnt writing about workouts, but the sentiment still applies. You can identify your tendency only if you are honest with yourself. Likewise, you will stick with your fitness plan only as long as it energizes you and complements your tendency. If youve already found a workout routine that works for you, great! Stick with it. If you havent yet, dont worry. Theres always time to try something new (though if youre a Rebel or Questioner, pretend I didnt say that!).

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The grief and sadness havent gone away for Milo Hall, but the University of Wyoming sophomore running back is doing a good job of dealing with tragedy and turning it into something positive.

On July 30, 2016, Halls older brother, Gailen Gator Armstrong, was fatally shot in the 1800 block of Market Street in lower downtown Denver. According to media reports, more than 100 rounds were fired in a parking lot where Armstrong was. The Denver Post reported it was gang members who fired the shots.

More than a year later, Hall and his family still dont have any answers to who killed Armstrong.

Were still trying to figure things out, Hall said. It definitely has been hard. Ive just been trying to work through that.

Hall, who turns 20 on Aug. 12, didnt miss a lot of fall camp after the tragedy, and his UW family helped him a lot once he returned to Laramie.

Hall played in four games last season, but didnt get any carries. The 5-foot-8, 190-pound back is quiet and reserved, but his play was anything but that during spring drills.

Fourth-year coach Craig Bohl described Halls play at times as electric, which earned him the starting job coming out of spring.

Hall is one of a handful of UW running backs competing for playing time after the departure of Brian Hill, the Cowboys career rushing leader who left after his junior season in 2016 and was drafted by the NFLs Atlanta Falcons.

Hall wore jersey No. 16 last season, but switched to No. 3 this season to honor his brother.

(Losing my brother) has been my biggest motivation. My whole demeanor on football and life has changed, Hall said. Im more focused and determined, and Im working harder than ever.

He always believed in me, and we talked pretty much every day. Even before he passed away, he told me to stay focused. Every time I play football, I hear that voice.

While most find what Hall has gone through in the past year unfathomable, it appears that motivation is paying off on the field.

But it also wasnt easy.

UW running backs coach Mike Bath said it wasnt until 6-8 weeks into the 2016 season that he saw the old Milo return, at least on a consistent basis. However, Bath has also seen a new Milo Hall emerge.

One thing Ive seen from him in the last year is him grow as a person and understanding the opportunities he has, Bath said.

He is coming to terms with what happened, and its forced him to grow up faster because of that. The Milo Hall from a year ago to now, and the growth hes had as a person, has been really fun to be a part of.

His teammates agree.

Junior starting quarterback Josh Allen has been Halls roommate for the past year, and described Hall as outstandingly strong, and like a brother to me.

Junior running back Nico Evans said the way Hall performed during the spring gave him a lot of confidence, and also opened him up in terms of communicating with other players.

He is talking to the younger guys and coaching them up. Thats something he didnt do in the past, Evans said.

After Wednesdays third practice of fall camp, Bohl said Hall has picked up a step and is more confident in the offense.

Hall isnt UWs most vocal player, and likely never will be. That isnt who he is personality-wise, and isnt necessarily what the Cowboys need from him.

My play on the field is my leadership, he said, and hopefully it shows other guys how to work hard.

And perseverance through tough times.

Practice update

The Cowboys practiced in shoulder pads for the first time during fall camp Wednesday morning after working out in shorts and helmets the previous two days.

I was pleased with our effort, but you could tell it had an impact on the offense. At times we were a little sloppy, Bohl said.

Bohl said true freshman Patrick Arnold is getting some reps at center with the No. 1 offense, and will compete with sophomore Gavin Rush at that spot. Bohl said he would like to settle on who will play center two weeks before the Cowboys season opener Sept. 2 at Iowa.

Senior starting fullback Drew Van Maanen didnt practice Wednesday due to a strained hamstring. Van Maanen suffered the injury Tuesday. The good news is that it is not a pulled hamstring. However, there is no timeframe for when Van Maanen will return to practice.

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Self-Determination Theory (SDT)is atheory of motivation.It is concerned with supporting our natural or intrinsic tendencies to behave in effective and healthy ways. SDT has been researched and practiced by anetwork of researchersaround the world.

The theory was initially developed by Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan, and has been elaborated and refined by scholars from many countries. Deci iscurrentlya professor at the University of Rochester in the Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology in Rochester, NY; Ryan, a clinical psychologist, was recently appointed asProfessor at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney, Australia. Together and separately, Deci and Ryan have promoted SDT through theory, research, andtheirongoing training of scholars.

This website presents a brief overview of SDT and provides resources that address important issues such as human needs, values, intrinsic motivation, development, motivation across cultures, individual differences, and psychological well-being. Also addressed are the applications of Self-Determination Theory to:

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This article is a list of tips and tricks that, if used in combination, are a nearly sure way to achieve your goals.

Achieving goals is not a matter of having discipline. Its a matter of motivating yourself, and keeping your focus on your goal. Follow these tips, or any combination of them that works for you, and you should have the motivation and focus you need.

Here they are:

1. Chart Your Progress. Recently I posted about how I created a chart to track my progress with each of my goals. This chart is not just for information purposes, for me to look back and see how Im doing. Its to motivate me to keep up with my goals. If Im diligent about checking my chart every day, and marking dots or xs, then I will want to make sure I fill it with dots. I will think to myself, I better do this today if I want to mark a dot. Well, thats a small motivation, but it helps, trust me. Some people prefer to use gold stars. Others have a training log, which works just as well. Or try Joes Goals. However you do it, track your progress, and allow yourself a bit of pride each time you give yourself a good mark.

Now, you will have some bad marks on your chart. Thats OK. Dont let a few bad marks stop you from continuing. Strive instead to get the good marks next time.

2. Hold Yourself Back. When I start with a new exercise program, or any new goal really, I am rarin to go. I am full of excitement, and my enthusiasm knows no boundaries. Nor does my sense of self-limitation. I think I can do anything. Its not long before I learn that I do have limitations, and my enthusiasm begins to wane.

Well, a great motivator that Ive learned is that when you have so much energy at the beginning of a program, and want to go all out HOLD BACK. Dont let yourself do everything you want to do. Only let yourself do 50-75 percent of what you want to do. And plan out a course of action where you slowly increase over time. For example, if I want to go running, I might think I can run 3 miles at first. But instead of letting myself do that, I start by only running a mile. When Im doing that mile, Ill be telling myself that I can do more! But I dont let myself. After that workout, Ill be looking forward to the next workout, when Ill let myself do 1.5 miles. I keep that energy reined in, harness it, so that I can ride it even further.

3. Join an online (or off-line) group to help keep you focused and motivated. When I started to run, more than a year ago, I joined a few different forums, at different times, on different sites, such as Mens Health (the Belly-Off Runners Club), Runners World, Cool Running, and the running group at About.com. I did the same when I was quitting smoking.

Each time I joined a forum, it helped keep me on track. Not only did I meet a bunch of other people who were either going through what I was going through or who had already been through it, I would report my progress (and failures) as I went along. They were there for great advice, for moral support, to help keep me going when I wanted to stop.

4. Post a picture of your goal someplace visible near your desk or on your refrigerator, for example. Visualizing your goal, exactly how you think it will be when youve achieved it, whether its financial goals like traveling to Rome or building a dream house, or physical goals like finishing a marathon or getting a flat stomach, is a great motivator and one of the best ways of actualizing your goals.

Find a magazine photo or a picture online and post it somewhere where you can see it not only daily, but hourly if possible. Put it as your desktop photo, or your home page. Use the power of your visual sense to keep you focused on your goal. Because that focus is what will keep you motivated over the long term once you lose focus, you lose motivation, so having something to keep bringing your focus back to your goal will help keep that motivation.

5. Get a workout partner or goal buddy. Staying motivated on your own is tough. But if you find someone with similar goals (running, dieting, finances, etc.), see if theyd like to partner with you. Or partner with your spouse, sibling or best friend on whatever goals theyre trying to achieve. You dont have to be going after the same goals as long as you are both pushing and encouraging each other to succeed.

6. Just get started. There are some days when you dont feel like heading out the door for a run, or figuring out your budget, or whatever it is youre supposed to do that day for your goal. Well, instead of thinking about how hard it is, and how long it will take, tell yourself that you just have to start.

I have a rule (not an original one) that I just have to put on my running shoes and close the door behind me. After that, it all flows naturally. Its when youre sitting in your house, thinking about running and feeling tired, that it seems hard. Once you start, it is never as hard as you thought it would be. This tip works for me every time.

7. Make it a pleasure. One reason we might put off something that will help us achieve our goal, such as exercise for example, is because it seems like hard work. Well, this might be true, but the key is to find a way to make it fun or pleasurable. If your goal activity becomes a treat, you actually look forward to it. And thats a good thing.

8. Give it time, be patient. I know, this is easier said than done. But the problem with many of us is that we expect quick results. When you think about your goals, think long term. If you want to lose weight, you may see some quick initial losses, but it will take a long time to lose the rest. If you want to run a marathon, you wont be able to do it overnight. If you dont see the results you want soon, dont give up give it time. In the meantime, be happy with your progress so far, and with your ability to stick with your goals. The results will come if you give it time.

9. Break it into smaller, mini goals. Sometimes large or longer-term goals can be overwhelming. After a couple weeks, we may lose motivation, because we still have several months or a year or more left to accomplish the goal. Its hard to maintain motivation for a single goal for such a long time. Solution: have smaller goals along the way.

10. Reward yourself. Often. And not just for longer-term goals, either. Above, I talked about breaking larger goals into smaller, mini goals. Well, each of those mini goals should have a reward attached to it. Make a list of your goals, with mini goals, and next to each, write down an appropriate reward. By appropriate, I mean 1) its proportionate to the size of the goal (dont reward going on a 1-mile run with a luxury cruise in the Bahamas); and 2) it doesnt ruin your goal if you are trying to lose weight, dont reward a day of healthy eating with a dessert binge. Its self-defeating.

11. Find inspiration, on a daily basis. Inspiration is one of the best motivators, and it can be found everywhere. Every day, seek inspiration, and it will help sustain motivation over the long term. Sources of inspiration can include: blogs, online success stories, forums, friends and family, magazines, books, quotes, music, photos, people you meet.

12. Get a coach or take a class. These will motivate you to at least show up, and to take action. It can be applied to any goal. This might be one of the more expensive ways of motivating yourself, but it works. And if you do some research, you might find some cheap classes in your area, or you might know a friend who will provide coaching or counseling for free.

13. Have powerful reasons. Write them down. Know your reasons. Give them some thought and write them down. If you have loved ones, and you are doing it for them, that is more powerful than just doing it for self-interest. Doing it for yourself is good too, but you should do it for something that you REALLY REALLY want to happen, for really good reasons.

14. Become aware of your urges to quit, and be prepared for them. We all have urges to stop, but they are mostly unconscious. One of the most powerful things you can do is to start being more conscious of those urges. A good exercise is to go through the day with a little piece of paper and put a tally mark for each time you get an urge. It simply makes you aware of the urges. Then have a plan for when those urges hit, and plan for it beforehand, and write down your plan, because once those urges hit, you will not feel like coming up with a plan.

15. Make it a rule never to skip two days in a row. This rule takes into account our natural tendency to miss days now and then. We are not perfect. So, you missed one day now the second day is upon you and you are feeling lazy tell yourself NO! You will not miss two days in a row! Zen Habits says so! And just get started. Youll thank yourself later.

16. Visualize your goal clearly, on a daily basis, for at least 5-10 minutes. Visualize your successful outcome in great detail. Close your eyes, and think about exactly how your successful outcome will look, will feel, will smell and taste and sound like. Where are you when you become successful? How do you look? What are you wearing? Form as clear a mental picture as possible. Now heres the next key: do it every day. For at least a few minutes each day. This is the only way to keep that motivation going over a long period of time.

17. Keep a daily journal of your goal. If you are consistent about keeping a journal, it can be a great motivator. A journal should have not only what you did for the day, but your thoughts about how it went, how you felt, what mistakes you made, what you could do to improve. To be consistent about keeping a journal, do it right after you do your goal task each day. Make keeping a journal a sensory pleasure.

18. Create a friendly, mutually-supportive competition. We are all competitive in nature, at least a little. Some more than others. Take advantage of this part of our human nature by using it to fuel your goals. If you have a workout partner or goal buddy, youve got all you need for a friendly competition. See who can log more miles, or save more dollars, each week or month. See who can do more pushups or pullups. See who can lose the most weight or have the best abs or lose the most inches on their waist. Make sure the goals are weighted so that the competition is fairly equal. And mutually support each other in your goals.

19. Make a big public commitment. Be fully committed. This will do the trick every time. Create a blog and announce to the world that you are going to achieve a certain goal by a certain date. Commit yourself to the hilt.

20. Always think positive. Monitor your thoughts. Be aware of your self-talk. We all talk to ourselves, a lot, but we are not always aware of these thoughts. Start listening. If you hear negative thoughts, stop them, push them out, and replace them with positive thoughts. Positive thinking can be amazingly powerful.

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The expectancy theory of motivation suggests that when we are thinking about the future, we formulate different expectations about what we think will happen. When we predict that there will most likely be a positive outcome, we believe that we have the ability to make that possible future a reality. This leads people to feel more motivated to pursue those likely outcomes.

The theory proposes that motivations consistof three key elements: valence, instrumentality, and expectancy. Valence refers to the value with place on the potential outcome. Things that seem unlikely to produce personal benefit have a low valence, while those that offer immediate personal rewards have a much higher valence.

Instrumentality refers to whether people believe that they have a role to play in the predicted outcome. If the event seems random or outside of the individual's control, people will feel less motivated to pursue that course of action. If the individual plays a major role in the success of the endeavor, however, people well feel more instrumental in the process.

Expectancy is the belief that one has the capabilities to produce the outcome. If people feel like they lack the skills or knowledge to achieve the desired outcome, they will be less motivated to try. People who feel capable, on the other hand, will be more likely to try to reach that goal.

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6 Key Ideas Behind Theories of Motivation

Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes us to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge.

Motivation involves the biological, emotional, social and cognitive forces that activate behavior. In everyday usage, the term motivation is frequently used to describe why a person does something.

For example, you might say that a student is so motivated to get into a clinical psychology program that she spends every night studying.

"The term motivation refers to factors that activate, direct, and sustain goal-directed behavior... Motives are the "whys" of behavior - the needs or wants that drive behavior and explain what we do. We don't actually observe a motive; rather, we infer that one exists based on the behavior we observe." (Nevid, 2013)

So what exactly lies behind the motivations for why we act? Psychologists have proposed a number of different theories of motivation, including drive theory, instinct theory and humanistic theory. The reality is that there are many different forces that guide and direct our motivations.

Anyone who has ever had a goal (like wanting to lose ten pounds or wanting to run a marathon) probably immediately realizes that simply having the desire to accomplish something is not enough.

Achieving such a goal requires the ability to persist through obstacles and endurance to keep going in spite of difficulties.

There are three major components to motivation: activation, persistence and intensity.

So what are the things that actually motivate us to act? Psychologists have proposed a number of different theories to explain motivation:

Different types of motivation are frequently described as being either extrinsic or intrinsic. Extrinsic motivations are those that arise from outside of the individual and often involve rewards such as trophies, money, social recognition or praise. Intrinsic motivations are those that arise from within the individual, such as doing a complicated cross-word puzzle purely for the personal gratification of solving a problem.

Learn more about some of the surprising things you can do to increase your motivation.

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Nevid, J. (2013). Psychology: Concepts and applications. Belmont, CA: Wadworth.

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No matter how old you are now. You are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want. Heres a short list of people who accomplished great things at different ages 1) Helen Keller, at the age of 19 months, became deaf and blind. But that didnt stop her. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. 2) Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5. 3) Shirley Temple was 6 when she became a movie star on Bright Eyes. 4) Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Anne Frank. 5) Magnus Carlsen became a chess Grandmaster at the age of 13. 6) Nadia Comneci was a gymnast from Romania that scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals at the Olympics at age 14. 7) Tenzin Gyatso was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in November 1950, at the age of 15. 8) Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil. 9) Elvis was a superstar by age 19. 10) John Lennon was 20 years and Paul Mcartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961. 11) Jesse Owens was 22 when he won 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936. 12) Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 23 13) Issac Newton wrote Philosophi Naturalis Principia Mathematica at age 24 14) Roger Bannister was 25 when he broke the 4 minute mile record 15) Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativity 16) Lance E. Armstrong was 27 when he won the tour de France 17) Michelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures David and Pieta by age 28 18) Alexander the Great, by age 29, had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world 19) J.K. Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript of Harry Potter 20) Amelia Earhart was 31 years old when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean 21) Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind 22) Edmund Hillary was 33 when he became the first man to reach Mount Everest 23) Martin Luther King Jr. was 34 when he wrote the speech I Have a Dream." 24) Marie Curie was 35 years old when she got nominated for a Nobel Prize in Physics 25) The Wright brothers, Orville (32) and Wilbur (36) invented and built the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight 26) Vincent Van Gogh was 37 when he died virtually unknown, yet his paintings today are worth millions. 27) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon. 28) Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", and 49 years old when he wrote "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" 29) Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas 30) Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey the bus drivers order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger 31) John F. Kennedy was 43 years old when he became President of the United States 32) Henry Ford Was 45 when the Ford T came out. 33) Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote "The Hunger Games" 34) Charles Darwin was 50 years old when his book On the Origin of Species came out. 35) Leonardo Da Vinci was 51 years old when he painted the Mona Lisa. 36) Abraham Lincoln was 52 when he became president. 37) Ray Kroc Was 53 when he bought the McDonalds Franchise and took it to unprecedented levels. 38) Dr. Seuss was 54 when he wrote "The Cat in the Hat". 40) Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III was 57 years old when he successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009. All of the 155 passengers aboard the aircraft survived 41) Colonel Harland Sanders was 61 when he started the KFC Franchise 42) J.R.R Tolkien was 62 when the Lord of the Ring books came out 43) Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the US 44) Jack Lalane at age 70 handcuffed, shackled, towed 70 rowboats 45) Nelson Mandela was 76 when he became President Pablo

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