How to Transform an Old Man's Screaming Into a Lifetime Achievement

Nick Pappas learned early what it means to pursue a dream, no matter what. Nick grew up in Athens, Greece, near the beach, and during his high school year was a top singer in a rock band and a world-class athletes. At 17, he won the 3rd Place in the 110-meter hurdles in the Greek school games; At 19 he won the 2nd Place in the 5-meter high diving platform and 5 in 3-meter springboard diving for the prestigious Athletic Club Panathenaicus. But never stop the sense, the pursuit of your dreamused to be ...

The stage was in Athens in the historic all-marble Panathenaikon Stadium, where the international athletics meeting was to share between Greece and Sweden. Most track and field in Greece, was on that day some 20,000 visitors. Nick was scheduled to run 200 meters.

The unique thing about the stadium is that it is probably the only one in the world, where 200 meters is a straight shot, no curves and no curves. Just make sure thatOnce you cross the finish line a quick veer to the left to avoid crushing against the marble barrier. Trainer Nick was 60 years old, 5'5, 180 lbs loudmouth man who did have a passion for the sport and devoted his entire life.

That fateful day, the coach had no choice but to ask Nick to 400 meters, in addition to the 200 meters, because the 400-meter runners run ill. Nick had trained than 400 meters, this distance requires a different strategy and adifferent mentality. A short lesson from the coach does not do much good on this day as Nick facility at the start with an unclear picture of what would be the second-by-second strategy. When he heard a shot, he was the kick is sprung by the physical-mental instincts of a 200 meter runners run, but as the 400-meter-strategist, which ensures, with each step he positions himself well studied for the enemy field around him. At 300 meters, was Nick's legsno longer works. His lungs were feverishly pumping air volume, but the direction from the brain to the muscles were unanswered. At 330 meters, the machine later on and you win top 5 positions in different sports in Greece came to a complete halt. Suddenly, the coach started, had positioned himself behind the elegant marble barrier at the 350 yard mark, shrieked Nick to start again, with his arms wildly, pointing at the finish line. Of allFans scream and promoting their own runners, Nick was able to hear the coach yell clear.

Somehow, Nick, in order to gather enough strength to stop and car and finish the race, albeit modified. The proud worrier exhausted trying to move his breath and beaten, I felt like he wanted to disappear and die. But that was nothing compared to about 5 seconds later occur.

The bus arrives at the finish line. Nick looks up and sees a fuming, glossyred-faced coaches. To 16 years old, a smoldering 60-year-old is a scary sight. The coach does not lose any time to the point. Screamed and cried Nick manages various names summarized as follows: "Never, never, never, never leave the race ever: they die before you receive a race, you have ever quit a race, even if you are on the crawl of your four finish line, I'm 60 and I just could not run and finish the race! "Later in the dressing room, he repeated the life lesson, this time with afatherly expression on his face: "Niko, you never leave, not just a race, but everything in life. They never give anything in the race, your dream. If you quit now, it will follow all what you do. You can never leave, time! "

There was a lot that day for a 16-year-old get naughty boy, who thought up this time, he was-like-beat what he was doing God. Nick went to win races, diving contests, volleyball trophies in Greece and later after moving tothe United States, and eventually car racing while competing for PCA Porsche. The lesson he learned that a common date pushed him to pursue and receive four college degrees, including a doctorate, and then start a very successful career in the medical field, his current passion in life.

Eight years ago, Nick moved to Los Angeles to pursue another dream, according to his true passion - music. Over the years he had written lots of music and songs, but it was not until he to California to be that this dream wasReality. He worked with famous musicians and 3 completed 2 CDs that are sold to over 65 music websites.

Nick has become quieter, as if he learned a lesson from that fateful year. He now lives in Del Mar, again near the beach, nor the medical research and pursued still working on the next CD. He can write another scholarly work for a medical journal and add it publishes more than 50 already. In addition to the regular training and gym under the F4 fighter jets on the carrier MidwaySimulator in San Diego, his main sport these days is ... treats its rare Aston Martin Vanquish or riding his custom Harley up and down the coast. By the way, he designed the bike and won 4 trophies in bike shows, "nothing more," he says, "too much cleaning, too much pressure, I just want to ride now."

One thing is for sure: Nick is his dream, no matter what.
"I am the coach is somewhere up there still think watching me, so I do not quit on my dreams", he saysruns his hand over his chin and looked upward to the blue California sky ...