PASSION AND PERSISTENCE

There is a penguin, his name is Oliver. Oliver lives in the San Francisco Zoo. Actually, he is
quite famous in the San Francisco Zoo. However, he has a problem. He wants to surf. Every
night he dreams about surfing. He tries to practice surfing in the pool. But, of course, there are
no waves in the pool. He escapes the zoo and goes to Hawaii.

In Hawaii, he finds a coach. The coach’s name is Sammy Hagar. Oliver and Sammy go
into the water to practice. Well, poor Oliver falls and fails, falls and fails. He falls and he fails
again and again and again. Sammy just laughs at him, poor Oliver. Every day, Oliver falls and
fails, falls and fails and every day Sammy laughs and laughs and laughs. Well, finally, Oliver
quits. Oliver quits surfing, goes home and gets drunk.

However, Oliver has a dream. Of course, he dreams about surfing because surfing is his
passion. He decides to get a new coach and try again. Kelly Slater is Oliver’s new coach. Kelly
and Oliver go into the water, into the waves and practice again. He falls and fails and falls and
fails and falls and fails again and again and again. So, Kelly encourages Oliver to keep going,
to have passion and persistence. He tells Oliver the secret to success is passion, plus
persistence. So, Oliver continues practicing again and again and again for six months and after
six months he finally succeeds and he rides a wave. And one year after that, Oliver becomes
the world surfing champion.