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    The Will to Win: 7 Laws to Winning
    The Will to Win: 7 Laws to Winning
    The Will to Win: 7 Laws to Winning
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    The Will to Win: 7 Laws to Winning

    By Dwight Phillips

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    At the age of 8 Dwight was involved in a major motorcycle accident that left him with a broken leg. The diagnosis was so severe that he was told he would never be able to participate in sports again.
    Nevertheless, his belief in accomplishing his childhood dream of winning the Olympics was fueled by his setbacks. He will take you on a journey about the many successes and failures it took for him to be considered one of the greatest track and field athletes of all-time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDwight Phillips
    Release dateNov 7, 2019
    ISBN9781646690114
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      The Will to Win - Dwight Phillips

      THE WILL TO WIN

      7 LAWS TO WINNING

      by

      Dwight Phillips

      Copyright © [2019] by [Dwight Phillips]

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned,

      or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.

      First Edition: [October 2019]

      Printed in the United States of America

      ISBN: [978-1-64669-011-4]

      This work is dedicated to … Allowisha & my late mom Laura Phillips. They are my inspiration and my reason for being. Without them, I would not have become the person that I am today. I am forever grateful and will forever be in debt to the most selfless people I could have ever been blessed to call my parents. May your soul rest in Heaven mother, I LOVE YOU FOREVER. Dad, I aspire to be the man that you are, I LOVE YOU.

      Acknowledgment

      Before I embark on my peregrination, I would like to take some time to acknowledge the most influential people in my life; they poured their energy into me so that I could maximize my gift. First off, I have to thank GOD for giving me such an amazing gift that has given me the opportunity to meet amazing people, travel the world and accomplish things that I could only imagine. Secondly, I want to thank my parents for positioning me to succeed in life. I could have gone down the wrong path, but they discerned and moved me out of an environment full of crime. My parents supported my decisions, and I am grateful they respected me to make my own choices in life. To my sons, Dwight Jr. and Eli Phillips, I love you dearly and want you guys to always give your best effort at whatever you do in life. To my brothers, Alphonso, Edwin, and Demario, thanks for believing in me even when I was at my lowest points. I want to thank all my friends for standing by me, especially Rent Hill, Tonio Harper, Adrian Hooper, Mark Miller, Jim McGee, Ronnie Williams, Arnold Payne, Pete Lopez, Darryl Labarrie, Kareem Williams, Angelo Taylor, Terrence Trammell, Arnold Payne, Jermaine Berry, Shernard Long, Darry Davidson, and my idol Tim Harden for supporting my dream. I didn’t do it myself; it was a team effort. To my coaches, I want to thank you all: Van Wilkerson, Ron Williams, Ernest Dixon, Edrick Floreal, Jack Waters, David Boyd, Loren Seagrave, Owen Megregor, Darryl Anderson, Paul Doyle, Rana Reider, Dan Schuster, Greg Kraft, Tom Tellez, Milton Millard, and John Spruce for pushing me to become the best I could be. To my sponsors Nike, Visa,  and Kellogg’s I’m thankful for you taking a chance a sponsoring me and I never took it for granted. Finally, I want to thank my fans, Tucker High School, the University of Kentucky, Dekalb County, The City of Atlanta, Agnes Scott College, and Arizona State University. I love all of the volunteers and officials that supported me, and I’m grateful to have shared magical moments with you all.

      Caroline Feith was my manager; she treated me like family from day one, and I will forever be grateful for you being a part of this journey. We come from two completely different backgrounds, but we clicked and made history together. Thank you so much, Caroline.

      Finally, I would like to thank Kristi Castlin for helping me come up with the title for this manuscript.

      Where I come from:

      Allowisha and Laura Phillips were the pioneers of this journey of life that was destined for me. Born in 1945 in Columbus, Georgia, my father was the eldest of 8 children. He grew up in the city of Atlanta in summer hill. My father was a standout athlete at Archer High School. He had a different father than the rest of his siblings; however they lived together in relative peace. He always felt like an outcast. I can only imagine the curiosity of wondering who his biological father was during those times. My grandmother married my father’s father and left when he was 2 years old. It would take 50 years for them to meet again. My grandmother then moved to Atlanta and had 7 more kids. My father’s temperament is something that I always admired. He possessed the ability always to be calm and never worried about anything. I admired his work ethic, and subconsciously, it would become a foundation of how I approached life. As a kid my father was an amazing athlete. Most of the family and friends called him Wishbone because he moved so gracefully on the football field and how he just glided across the floor when he played basketball. Often times when I was a child, I would hear people say that he should have been a pro basketball player. My father stopped going to school in the 11th grade. He started working that summer and was satisfied with making money and never returned to school his senior year. My dad had to work to survive because his parents did not make enough money. He forever regretted that he did not finish high school. Back in those times, it was important for a man to work, and not to finish school wasn't shunned upon. Really my dad is half caveman and half renaissance man; he can thrive in any environment.

      My dad always kept his cool no matter how tough times were; he always found a way to provide for his family. My father met my mom when she was about 15 years old. He was 17 at the time. When he saw that beautiful smile, which is the signature Phillips smile, he couldn't resist the desire to approach her, and the rest is history. He worked most of the time, so I rarely got a chance to know him as a child. He was the bread-winner of the family, and he would work hard to provide most of the time from sun up to sundown. He was probably the calmest person I have ever been around in my life. I was the third born, so by the time I was born my brothers were 12 & 13 years older than me, and I guess the excitement of having children had diminished. I remember as a kid my father worked for Dekalb County, he was responsible for keeping the landscape intact at Panthersville Stadium, which ironically later became the place where I qualified for the state championships.

      Laura Anne Phillips was born at 803 Atlanta Ave., delivered by her grandmother. Born in Decatur but raised in Scottdale, GA. As a child during the time, my mom and her siblings were very close. The family atmosphere was a lot closer than it was during the turn of the millennium. Laura Ann is what most people called my mom. She birthed her first child, Alphonso, at the age of 15, then another child 16 months later. His name was Edwin. I was born 13 years after my brothers. My mom had to have a cesarean with me. There were some major complications with my birth, but in the end, I made it tell this story. My youngest brother, Demario, was born 9 years after me and was a miracle baby. My mom had her tubes tied, but I guess that the strong DNA of my dad prevailed. I was basically too old to hang with my younger brother and too young to hang with my older brothers, so it’s safe to say I was a loner. Mario and my Nephew Alphonso were only a year apart. My mom was the

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