Armstrong was 27 when he won the tour de Franceġ7) Michelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures “David” and “Pieta” by age 28ġ8) Alexander the Great, by age 29, had created one of the largest empires of the ancient worldġ9) J.K.
She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.Ģ) Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin he composed from the age of 5.ģ) Shirley Temple was 6 when she became a movie star on “Bright Eyes.”Ĥ) Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Anne Frank.ĥ) Magnus Carlsen became a chess Grandmaster at the age of 13.Ħ) Nadia Comăneci was a gymnast from Romania that scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals at the Olympics at age 14.ħ) Tenzin Gyatso was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in November 1950, at the age of 15.Ĩ) Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil.ġ0) John Lennon was 20 years and Paul Mcartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961.ġ1) Jesse Owens was 22 when he won 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936.ġ2) Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 23ġ3) Issac Newton wrote Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica at age 24ġ4) Roger Bannister was 25 when he broke the 4 minute mile recordġ5) Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativityġ6) Lance E. Here’s a short list of people who accomplished great things at different agesġ) Helen Keller, at the age of 19 months, became deaf and blind. You are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want. and don't expect any understanding but believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it.” Seek out some simple and true feeling of what you have in common with them, which doesn't necessarily have to alter when you yourself change again and again when you see them, love life in a form that is not your own and be indulgent toward those who are growing old, who are afraid of the aloneness that you trust. be happy about your growth, in which of course you can't take anyone with you, and be gentle with those who stay behind be confident and calm in front of them and don't torment them with your doubts and don't frighten them with your faith or joy, which they wouldn't be able to comprehend. and this shows that the space around you is beginning to grow vast. “Therefore, dear Sir, love your solitude and try to sing out with the pain it causes you.