Perseverance

I’ve lived with a broken back for 40 years, and I never let it stop me. Don’t let what you cannot do stop you from doing what you can do.

New Zealander, Sir Tim Wallis at 70. From a report in the ODT 10.9.08

Sir Tim says his life has been one of perseverance and persistence, two qualities that have always accompanied him. He's had a fair share of setbacks and life-threatening accidents, including breaking his back in a helicopter accident in 1968 and crashing a Spitfire in 1996.