Get ready to fly with Eddie the Eagle !!
Story / Life
Michael "Eddie" Edwards, aka "Eddie the Eagle, was born on 5th of December 1963 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. A good downhill skier, he narrowly missed the Great Britain team for that event for the 1984 Games. To improve his chances to qualify for Calgary in 1988, he moved to Lake Placid, New York in the U.S. to train and enter races of a higher standard, but he quickly found himself short on funds. To realize his Olympic dream, he decided to switch to ski jumping for reasons of cost and easier qualification as there were no other British ski jumpers with whom to compete for a place. In 1988 he became the first competitor since 1929 to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. He became the British ski jumping record holder, ninth in amateur speed skiing, (106.8 mph (171.9 km/h)) and a stunt jumping world record holder for jumping over 6 buses.
Personal Reflection
What if your dream is to become an Olympian and people around you don't see you as an Olympian ? Will you risk it all to go after your dreams ?
Movie Details
Name and year: Eddie the Eagle and 2016
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Producers: Adam Bohling, David Reid, Rupert Maconick, Valerie Van Galder and Matthew Vaughn
Writers: Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton
Country: Germany, United Kingdom and United States
Language: English
Movie Plot
The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Movie Trailer
(Movie and Trailer Credits: Original creators and artists for creating an inspiring movie based on Michael Eddie Edwards. I am only sharing it here to spread the word and to inspire people all over the world.)
Post Sources
Eddie's Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edwards_michael_w.jpg
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eddie_the_Eagle_poster.png
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_the_Eagle_(film)
Movie Plot: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1083452/
Movie Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyzQjVUmIxk
I hope the above movie will remind you that no matter what happens, no matter what other people say, NEVER GIVE UP on your dreams.
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