I keep my eye out for articles that "hit" me and this article brought a smile & a tear. The last 2 paragraphs did it for me

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/...ectid=10486490

"I really like to enjoy my adventures," he said in 1991. "I get frightened to death on many, many occasions but, of course, fear can be also a stimulating factor.

"When [it] is a stimulating factor, then I think you can often extend yourself far more than you ever believed possible. And instead of being just a mediocre person, for a moment anyway, you become someone of considerable competence."