As I sat down to record my memoirs, old emotions came to the surface-both good and bad. I shared some of the bad with an acquaintance. He said, 'That's tragic!' I thought about that later. I'm like a man who was born visually challenged. Although I'm not experiencing the same challenge, my experiences are the only ones I know. That's the only life I have known. It doesn't seem tragic to me. In fact, those tragic experiences have instilled in me perseverance and determination to win and a bond wi