People who give up easily will not succeed

When I was 13 years old, on a sunny afternoon, my father told me a word, this sentence still lingers in my ear.

At that time, I was tall and thin, like a sweeping stick, standing on a platform on the shores of Connecticut, not far from home. We are holding a holiday diving competition. In the encouragement of friends, I entered the finals.

Another player who entered the finals, she not only has a good diving technique, but also is 17 years old and has a Venus-like Peugeot figure. I enviously noticed that all the applause on the court was given to her, which made me angry. When she swims up from the water, she is greeted by the whistle and cheers of the audience, not just because she is jumping well. In front of her, I was somewhat self-defeating and felt that I was not worthy of playing with her.

At this moment, in the eyes of the public, the key button on the upper body of my swimsuit suddenly collapsed! I did not ask the referee to give a time to change the swimsuit, but to give up the game under the pretext of this accident. I licked my swimsuit on my chest with my hands and jumped into the water from the platform with my feet down. Of course I immediately lost the game.

My father is waiting for me on a small boat. After pulling me on the boat, he didn't comfort me. Instead, he said, "Rosalin, you must remember one sentence: the abandoner will never win, the winner will never give up!"

"Abandoners will never win." After that, when I wanted to prove that I was no worse than the boys around me, when I jumped off the hay shed and broke my leg, I whispered to myself. This sentence grows with me.

One day later, I walked into a small rehearsal room in New York to study dance lessons and prepare for a role in a musical comedy. Dance training is difficult, I feel that I will never learn. "This music is fast, I am afraid your legs are too long to keep up." The coach said impatiently.

I was so angry that I took my face and went out. At this time, I suddenly remembered what my father said on the day of diving. I put the jacket back, stood in my position and continued to practice, and my feet were numb, but I finally mastered this dance movement.

Like many simple things, the more trouble I have, the more I feel the depth of my father's words. Later, when I went to Hollywood, my career just got better and I fell into the most terrible trough. At that time, I was playing a professional woman for a long time, but I felt that my future was in the comedy role, but no one gave me the opportunity to get out of trouble. One afternoon, I felt that I couldn't take it anymore, I went to the director. "I have played this role for the 19th time, and I am disgusting." I protested, "I can't learn anything from this role anymore, even the table I use every time I go to the stage is the same." The director didn't mind listening to me.

Later, I saw an opportunity to play the role of a comedy, and I begged again and again to play this favorite character. In order to let me shut my mouth, the director finally arranged an audition for me. I tried this role in four different angles at the director's request. After the audition, I asked the director: "Can I play, only once, in my way?"

I have practiced in my way in the mirror of the locker room for weeks, although I am not sure I have the opportunity to play this role. Later, the director said: "Rosalin, you have some feelings." So, he let me play Silvia in the movie "Women", this role created a new era for my career.

Dad’s rumor has always supported me in my personal life. I never knew what it was like to be sick. But after my son Lance was born, the disease became a frequent visitor. When my health is getting worse, I always want to use alcohol and hypnotics to numb myself. "What's wrong with giving up?" I asked myself, "I should accept my life."

But I once again remembered Dad’s words and didn’t sink. After four years of rest, I returned to normal, active life.

Later, I starred in many films. As co-chairman of the Kenny Sisters Foundation, I have to take some time to work there every week. In the busy, I forgot my own troubles. Compared to the children with polio that I have helped in the hospital, my own troubles are insignificant.

I always thank my father in my heart. When I jumped into the water when I was 13 years old, he pulled me up. Without the guidance of my father's rumors, I don't know how many times it will drift in the ocean of life.