Well, I don't know if this counts, but my idol is Rohullah Nikpai.
He is the first ever Afghan olympic medalist, just at the age of 21!
When the taliban took over, he had to leave to a refugee camp in Iran, where he started his Tae Kwon Do training, in very rough conditions, and an overall rough life quality.
However, he endured with much bravery and perseverance, and when the us drove away the taliban, started practicing in a small government donated training ground.
For years he practiced for 7 hours daily, having to work as a hair cutter to help sustain his family.
Then, in Beijing 2008, he beat the European World Champion, a very expirienced thai fighter, A british fighter and The 2007 World Champion. He demonstrated a lot of spirit and maturity as a fighter, not to mention he beat fighters that can fully commit themselves to training, and dn't lived in a war torn country.
For me, Rohullah Nikpai is just an example of how effort, bravery and spirt, can take you to unthinkable heights.
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