Quote by: Louis Zamperini

The kids started teasing me to get me to swear in Italian. Two or three months, I started retaliating. I found out I could whip these guys. So I'm always fighting, getting even. Even the girls in school, when they gave me trouble, I'd take a glove of garlic, chew it, and blow my breath at them. So my whole life became a life of getting even.


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Author Bio


  • NameLouis Zamperini
  • DescriptionItalian-American middle distance runner
  • BornJanuary 26, 1917
  • DiedJuly 2, 2014
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionMotivational Speaker; Athletics Competitor; Long-distance Runner; Autobiographer
  • AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross; Purple Heart