By Norman Rumack on
5/3/2011 5:08 PM
There is absolutely nothing sweeter in life, than being an underdog in almost anything, whether it is professional sports, or something relevant to one’s own personal life, and then showing all the doubters and prognosticators, how useless and obsolete their predictions and evaluations were.
I have been through this in my career recently, and I can tell you that overcoming the odds when they are stacked against you, in any scenario, is one of the most rewarding life experiences one can have. It is a feeling that you can’t buy, and can only be realized through first hand experience.
I suppose that special endeavors, like climbing a mountain, or achieving supremacy in sports or any profession, would also generate this kind of satisfaction, for those who have lived the reality of being an underdog for whatever reason.
Even before I started my career, I had to beat the underdog tag. The first time I applied to Syracuse University, I was declined, because the scores on my Graduate Record Exam...
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