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UNBROKEN BY LAURA HILLENBRAND Heather Holden
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LOUIE ZAMPERINI’S CHILDHOOD… NOT A LEADER Born in 1917 A Childhood Troublemaker Smoked Drank Bullied others Stole “Confident that he was clever, resourceful, and bold enough to escape any predicament, he was almost incapable of discouragement.” (Or a bad leader to a bad place)
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LOUIE IN HIGH SCHOOL… LEADERSHIP QUALITIES EMERGE Coached by Pete Undefeated Set a world interscholastic mile (4:21.2) Tried out for the Olympics Youngest American qualifier ever (19 yrs, 178 days)
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LOUIE &THE OLYMPICS 1936 games Louie ran the 5000-meter race (12.5 laps) The winner ran his final lap in 69.2 seconds, Louie ran it in 56 Finished 8 th Louie met Hitler! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOcir-oVZe8
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LOUIE & COLLEGE Attended University of Southern California Forbidden to run hills. = Run the hills. Ran the fastest NCAA mile in history at that time: 4:08.3 1940 Olympics Canceled Louie loses heart
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LOUIE & THE WAR Bombardier of a B-24; Funafuti in 1941 Max Preparation Added metal slabs to the bottom of the plane Took classes on survival, wound care, and fending off sharks Pulling Pranks Tugging chains Gum
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LOUIE & OCEAN SURVIVAL… A RELATIONAL LEADER The Crash of the Green Hornet…47 days adrift Divides Supplies Louie keeps their minds sharp Louie ‘hunts’ Louie collects water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w7qdTykPYI
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LOUIE & THE JAPANESE Ofuna Racing the Japanese Civilian Omori “Each time the Bird lunched for him, Louie found his hands drawing into fists. As each punch struck him, he imagined himself strangling the Bird. The Bird demanded that Louie look him in the face; Louie wouldn’t do it. The Bird tried to knock Louie down; Louie wobbled but wouldn’t fall…Other prisoners told Louie to show deference or the Bird would never stop. Louie couldn’t do it. When he raised his eyes, all that shone in them was hate.” Naoetsu Stealing Rice
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LOUIE & CIVILIAN LIFE Struggles to rehabilitate Nightmares of captors Marriage becomes stressful Alcoholism
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LOUIE & BECOMING A TRUE LEADER Converts to Christianity Nonprofit Victory Boys Camp Transformational Leader Traveled to Share his tory Explanatory, Charismatic Leader A Good Leader to a Good Place
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