The myheroproject's Podcast

Explorer Hero: James Herman Banning

Life does not give us all the same opportunities, so when underdogs find a way to succeed anyway they create hope for others.

Animal Hero: Balto

"People find motivation and confidence in themselves from different things. I found mine in Balto."

Writer Hero: Hans Christian Andersen

"He is a hero and an inspiration primarily because of how he flourished in life despite the harsh circumstances of his birth and early years."

 

Science Hero: Lene Vestergaard Hau

We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours. - Dag Hammarskjold

Business Hero: John Tu

"I often tell people, you know, I think in one’s lifetime if you have just touched someone, one person, and made a difference, then I think you are already very, very, successful."

Family Hero: Ronald V. Dellums

My father is my hero and the hero of the invisible, the oppressed, depressed, lost, shattered, despised, abused, faceless and nameless all over the world.

Poet Hero: Hadraawi (Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame)

"This respected poet is to the Somalis what Shakespeare was to the English...his poems and literary works reflect on all aspects of life such as social ills, politics, love, peace and the agony of the Somali people." - Ahmed Hussein Kahin

Explorer Hero: Yuri Gagarin

"Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it!"

Freedom Hero: Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela is one of the world's true freedom fighters, and his life and personal triumphs will be remembered long after the world has forgotten the evils of Apartheid.

Music Hero: Duke Ellington

"Any time that something is difficult for me, I think about how Duke Ellington continued productivity under all kinds of relentless pressure"