1 00:00:01,260 --> 00:00:04,238 Before April 1954, 2 00:00:05,008 --> 00:00:08,254 the common belief, the universal belief 3 00:00:08,254 --> 00:00:12,459 because it had been tried again & again & again, and people had failed 4 00:00:12,459 --> 00:00:16,290 the belief was that man was not physically capable 5 00:00:16,290 --> 00:00:20,119 of breaking the 4 minute barrier, that he could not 6 00:00:20,119 --> 00:00:23,906 run a mile in less than 4 minutes. 7 00:00:25,414 --> 00:00:30,080 When something happens to them, they begin to believe that that's the way it is. 8 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,092 That's the way it's always been. 9 00:00:32,092 --> 00:00:35,772 And they can't see the possibility of it being any different. 10 00:00:35,772 --> 00:00:38,259 (250 yards to go and Bannister takes over) 11 00:00:38,259 --> 00:00:40,507 (watch his giant stride take him to the front) 12 00:00:40,507 --> 00:00:42,981 (as he races the last lung-bursting... ) 13 00:00:42,981 --> 00:00:45,511 Roger Bannister came along 14 00:00:45,511 --> 00:00:48,861 and he broke the 4-minute barrier! 15 00:00:49,507 --> 00:00:51,681 Since that time, up to this day 16 00:00:52,374 --> 00:00:55,523 Over 20,000 people have done it... 17 00:00:55,523 --> 00:00:58,259 including high-school kids! 18 00:00:58,489 --> 00:01:00,377 Twenty thousand people! What changed? 19 00:01:00,470 --> 00:01:02,929 Here's what happened when they got on the track: 20 00:01:02,929 --> 00:01:04,611 They knew it had been done! 21 00:01:04,611 --> 00:01:06,417 And because they knew it had been done, 22 00:01:06,417 --> 00:01:08,958 there was a new belief! 23 00:01:10,666 --> 00:01:14,150 ...about this barrier that was "unreachable". 24 00:01:14,150 --> 00:01:18,541 And those twenty thousand people got in a race believing 25 00:01:18,618 --> 00:01:20,804 knowing in their heart that someone had done it 26 00:01:20,834 --> 00:01:22,547 that it's possible 27 00:01:22,562 --> 00:01:23,835 that they could do it 28 00:01:23,835 --> 00:01:26,446 if someone can make that dream become a reality, 29 00:01:26,461 --> 00:01:28,592 then you can make YOUR dream become reality 30 00:01:57,457 --> 00:02:00,016 Eyesight and mindsight... 31 00:02:00,016 --> 00:02:03,750 Eyesight is judging on what you see... 32 00:02:03,750 --> 00:02:06,227 ...judging according to appearances... 33 00:02:06,412 --> 00:02:10,925 but mindsight is how you interpret what you see. 34 00:02:10,925 --> 00:02:17,797 One guy said, "its not possible, it's over, I'm finished! I can't do it. I can't make it." 35 00:02:18,090 --> 00:02:19,915 He surrendered! 36 00:02:19,915 --> 00:02:25,330 "I've faced rejection again and again, I'm not going anymore! There are no jobs out there!" 37 00:02:25,330 --> 00:02:30,532 But this other guy, he felt that in spite of the "no's" and rejections... 38 00:02:30,532 --> 00:02:35,728 ...in spite of how bad the economy is, in spite of what the newspapers are saying... 39 00:02:36,421 --> 00:02:41,871 that it's possible. That "somebody somewhere, will give me a job." 40 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,865 He just kept going! Thinking it was possible. 41 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:50,134 And guess what ladies and gentlemen? That's what we have to do with our dreams. 42 00:02:50,134 --> 00:02:55,101 Because things happen to ya in life, that you can never ever anticipate. 43 00:02:55,193 --> 00:03:01,668 And many times when those things happen, you wanna give up! 44 00:03:01,668 --> 00:03:04,927 Easy is not an option. 45 00:03:06,174 --> 00:03:09,071 It's hard living! Life is hard... 46 00:03:09,533 --> 00:03:16,296 See it's hard when, when you are forty-nine years old, been working on a job for seventeen years... 47 00:03:16,296 --> 00:03:21,589 ...and they come in and tell you "you're finished" and give you one week's severance pay. 48 00:03:22,005 --> 00:03:24,312 And you gotta start all over again. 49 00:03:25,466 --> 00:03:30,901 It's hard handling just the tragedies of life. It's hard. 50 00:03:31,270 --> 00:03:36,289 When you're working on something, and, and you put everything you have in it... 51 00:03:36,289 --> 00:03:41,501 ...and it doesn't work out -- you lose your money and other people's money. 52 00:03:43,825 --> 00:03:47,668 Know what I discovered? When you're working at your dream, somebody said: 53 00:03:47,668 --> 00:03:51,304 "the harder the battle, the sweeter the victory!" 54 00:03:51,304 --> 00:03:52,733 It's good to ya -- why? See... 55 00:03:52,748 --> 00:03:56,704 ...what you become in the process that's more important than the dream! 56 00:03:57,196 --> 00:03:58,441 That's far more important! 57 00:03:58,441 --> 00:04:00,066 The kind of person you become 58 00:04:00,066 --> 00:04:01,424 the character that you build, 59 00:04:01,424 --> 00:04:03,089 the courage that you develop, 60 00:04:03,089 --> 00:04:05,366 the faith that you're manifesting! 61 00:04:05,366 --> 00:04:09,017 Oh it's, it's something that-- you get up, you look yourself in the mirror... 62 00:04:09,017 --> 00:04:13,333 you're a different kind of person, you walk with a different kind of spirit. 63 00:04:13,671 --> 00:04:18,557 You've got to have that kind of courage, that type of determination, if you wanna make it happen. 64 00:04:18,557 --> 00:04:19,691 It's you. 65 00:04:20,322 --> 00:04:24,360 You've got to take personal responsibility to make it happen. 66 00:04:26,684 --> 00:04:28,857 You must have faith! 67 00:04:29,596 --> 00:04:32,256 You've gotta believe in yourself! 68 00:04:32,256 --> 00:04:34,489 You've got to believe in your abilities, 69 00:04:34,489 --> 00:04:38,370 you`ve got to believe in your service, your company, your ideas! 70 00:04:38,570 --> 00:04:40,394 unquestionably! 71 00:04:40,594 --> 00:04:43,665 You`ve got to have faith, and that faith gives you... 72 00:04:43,758 --> 00:04:45,381 patience! 73 00:04:45,412 --> 00:04:48,778 But it`s not gonna happen as quickly as you want it to happen! 74 00:04:49,409 --> 00:04:53,809 New Voice: It`s yo` dream -- if you want it to happen -- get yo' butt up and make it happen! 75 00:04:54,763 --> 00:04:57,413 If you want it to happen -- rise and grind! 76 00:04:58,429 --> 00:04:59,738 I dare you not to go back to sleep! 77 00:04:59,738 --> 00:05:00,968 I dare you to get up! 78 00:05:00,968 --> 00:05:04,313 And I dare you to chase yo' dreams! 79 00:05:04,313 --> 00:05:07,085 Old Voice: It's possible you can win! 80 00:05:08,823 --> 00:05:13,756 Whatever comes to you, don't run from it. Don't try and duck it, like most people do... 81 00:05:13,756 --> 00:05:15,253 ...drive toward it! 82 00:05:23,008 --> 00:05:25,582 You wanna make your dreams come true? You gotta stay focused! 83 00:05:25,582 --> 00:05:27,628 Some people'd rather get even, than get ahead! 84 00:05:27,628 --> 00:05:31,122 Stay focused on where you wanna go! 85 00:05:38,262 --> 00:05:42,262 Where're you going with your life?