In this motivational monologue, Coach Raphael Djine explains how physical conditions—such as disabilities, height, weight, or missing limbs—can act as genuine barriers that prevent individuals from succeeding in certain activities (e.g., running, basketball, boxing). He urges listeners to honestly assess their own bodily limitations, recognize which pursuits may be impractical, and then focus on areas where their existing abilities can be maximized. He illustrates his point with the story of Nick, a man without arms or legs who became a world‑renowned speaker, showing that success is still possible when one aligns goals with the capacities they retain.
Chapters
Number one. The special— the number one is the special sickness. Let's say if you have brain damage, if you have, you know, if you are a special person or you have some physical problem. Matter of fact, if you don't have legs, you can't run. And therefore, you may not be successful in that area. Your condition can cause you to fail. The limitation, the physical limitation that you have nothing to do with it, can cause you to fail. Matter of fact, if you go today and I'm, you know, I mean, if I go today and I don't know about basketball, much about basketball, but, and I put myself in there and everybody are just 6'5, 7 foot, 8 foot, maybe my condition, my height, just imagine that I'm 4'5, can cause me not to be a great player. You have to understand that. As a business person, you have to understand that. So you have to ask yourself sometimes a question. Okay, what condition is limiting me? Which is okay. If you can see, you may not run the race. That's a limitation. And you have— you didn't do anything maybe to suffer from that, but it's a fact. So your condition can limit you. If you are overweight, so much overweight, if you are 400 pounds, 300 pounds, you may not run. That's condition. Maybe you was born like that. You can justify however you want to justify, but go into— That's a choice. You can look into your life and say, well, based on my condition, what limitation can I have? I love Nick, the young man. He don't— he have no arm and no leg. But guess what? He's not trying to play soccer. But he's a speaker. He still have a mouth. You can use what you have. He's one of the greatest speakers that the world ever know. Just by talking, talking. He's not trying to run. He's not trying to play soccer. He's not trying to box.
