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Sumya 'the island girl' Anani, 4x World Champion Boxer, was voted Most Avoided Female Fighter in the World in 2004 and 2005. |
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Everyone needs
daily doses of Inspiration! As a yoga teacher, I especially
love the
word Inspiration. It means: 2.
Something inspired, as an idea. 3. To
influence or animate with an idea or
purpose. |
When you are inspired by
some great purpose, some
extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind
transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction,
and you
find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces,
faculties
and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater
person by
far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.
Patanjali
I am blessed and
so very grateful that I met an incredible man named Barry Becker,
who has inspired me beyond belief. He is my boxing
trainer. Barry, whatever
you saw in me that day I was wrestling on the beach with the Fireman
before I
started boxing, thank you for seeing it and bringing it out in me. Learning to believe in myself is a
priceless gift! I owe you so much
and I don't think I'll ever be able to repay you! Thank you for
what
you've given me! I want you to know that you have been the
biggest
influence in my life, besides my son. You have made an
impression in
my life and the memories will last forever. I will never forget
and am SO
grateful for...
I remember the
argument we had one night after a workout (the only one we ever
had...HA-HA-HA!) when,
all of a sudden, you blurted out "You know what your problem is. Your problem is that you don't believe in
yourself!" I don't think you noticed how
those words rocked me. It was like you
were reading my heart so intimately. I,
like everyone in the world at some point in their life, was really
struggling
with self-esteem issues, and you saw it!
No one else saw it. Everyone
else
thought I was so brave, thought I could do anything, try anything,
thought I was
afraid of nothing! Being successful in
boxing was a great cover that hid my insecurity really well from most
people. But you saw my fears, you saw my
insecurity. And because of your patience
and constant reinforcement, you, a pair of boxing gloves, and a
punching bag became
the necessary reconstruction of my self esteem.
Of course, God orchestrated for you and I to even meet, so
God gets credit
too! J
I will never
forget the look in your blue, blue eyes, on many occasions, when you
leaned
down in front of me, stared straight into my eyes, almost through me,
and said
"Sumya, you can do this. I know you can do this!"
That fire in your blue eyes, the sound of your voice, and the
absolute
confidence in your words will be an image in my mind forever. I
love
those baby blues! That fire in your blue eyes will drive me to be
the
best I can be, in everything I pursue, as long as I live!
I think about
the 1946 Christmas movie "It's A Wonderful Life," starring Jimmy
Stewart as
George Bailey. Remember, he gets so
depressed and wishes he was never born!
Then his wish is granted, and the entire movie shows what
other people's
lives would have been like if he was never born. Sometimes
I think about how my life would be
without you, Barry...and I can't!! I
just can't see it. I would be scared to
see it. You have made that BIG
of an impression in my life!
Thank you!
So, I dedicate
all my future motivational lectures to you. You are and will
always be my
Inspiration and the person that rekindled my inner spirit! Thank
you!! I will never forget you. You have changed my
life for
the better! I love you! I love you
with every inspiration I take! The B vitamin's are the
energy
vitamins. The B has to stand for Barry! You have been my
energy
vitamin for the last 11 years! Becoming a 4X world champion
means nothing compared to having been
blessed to know a man named Barry Becker.
Thank you for the daily dose of YOU!! You
mean so much to
me.
Any dream or
goal that I accomplish is because of you.
I want you to know that you are the one that lit the fire
in me. Thank you for bursting my inner
fire into
flame! The 'Spirit of Chance' sent
you to push me from behind. I can't believe how lucky I
am! Thank
you Barry! Thank you God!
And thank you Mama Ann!
Barry 'The
Brawler' Becker...You are the bravest man I know! You
are the sweetest man I know! Your mama
should have told me that sometimes,
you can even be the meanest man I know.
Ha-ha! Yea, don't go getting
a
big ole' head thinking that you're soooooo wonderful.
You may be wonderful, but you're not
perfect! I could write another letter
detailing all the ways you irritate me too!
Ha-ha! Just remember the
poster
in I've always known
and have always told you that you coulda' been the lightweight champion
of the
world! Well, scratch that!
Barry, you are The
Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of my
world! Thankfully, with
so much appreciation and love, Your Sumya "Barry's
Bombshell" Anani |
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