“ Positive self-esteem must be preceded by self-respect. To get self-respect you have to do something good. Louis Zamperini
“ Hate is self-destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate. You're hurting yourself. And that's a healing. Actually, it's a real healing, forgiveness. Louis Zamperini
“ All I did was pray to God, every day. In prison camp, the main prayer was, 'Get me home alive, God, and I'll seek you and serve you.' I came home, got wrapped up in the celebration, and forgot about t… Louis Zamperini
“ Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just be… Louis Zamperini
“ I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race. Louis Zamperini
“ All I want to tell young people is that you're not going to be anything in life unless you learn to commit to a goal. You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacri… Louis Zamperini
“ The Bible speaks of the Word of God as added. Sometimes it's planted by the wayside, and nothing grows there. Sometimes it's sown among the thorns and represents the person who makes the decision an t… Louis Zamperini
“ All I knew was that hate was so deadly as any poison and did no one any good. You had to control and eliminate it, if you could. Louis Zamperini
“ The great commandment is that we preach the gospel to every creature, but neither God nor the Bible says anything about forcing it down people's throats. Louis Zamperini
“ (after asking Christ into his heart) I waited. And then, true to His promise, He came into my heart and my life. The moment was more than remarkable; it was the most realistic experience I'd ever had.… Louis Zamperini
“ The one who forgives never brings up the past to that person's face. When you forgive, it's like it never happened. True forgiveness is complete and total. Louis Zamperini
“ Yet a part of you still believes you can fight and survive no matter what your mind knows. It's not so strange. Where there's still life, there's still hope. What happens is up to God. Louis Zamperini
