The Night He Missed Olympic Selection and Turned Off the TV

As a national-team trainer, he had one clear dream: the Olympics. Appointed just after one Games ended, he gave three full years — Beijing was within reach. Then the verdict: not him, but his master would go. "I lost all drive," he wrote. "It only meant something — only thrilled me — if I was the one going."

The night his master appeared on the Olympic broadcast, he turned the TV off, too bitter to watch. But the story continues: with a colleague who shared the same bitterness, he made a pact — change the goal, build a company together. Within four years they ran ten clinics. Dreams break, sometimes beyond your effort's reach.

The one thing you can do is transfer — the fuel of frustration travels to the next destination. The night he turned off the TV was the birthday of a businessman.

What do you work for?