Chapter 47The Sympathy Seekers
This world does not have a very good reputa-
tion for treating its temporary occupants with tender loving
care. So if you want to invoke sympathy, you will not
lack opportunities.
But if we are to cope with our problems, we
need less sympathy and more determination.
Annette Kellerman was lame and sickly. Did
she want sympathy? No, she wanted a perfect body.
With determination, exercise and professional treatment,
she developed a perfect body. She was judged one of the
world's most perfectly developed women. She also be-
came the World Diving Champion.
Sandow started life as a sickly weakling. Now,
the last thing Sandow wanted was sympathy. He wanted
strength! He determinedly exercised until he developed
one of the most perfect bodies in history and became the
strongest man of his time.