Trevor Shailer - Guest Speaker

Today Trevor Shailer, an Olympian athlete came to Fordell School and shared his 'story' with us.
He was not just an interesting speaker but entertaining! He used great expression and actions while he talked. Sometimes he was funny! We learnt  a lot about him, his childhood and his experiences that led to him becoming a boxer. We enjoyed hearing that his coach referred to him as a' flash thoroughbred'.  He won 143 fights out of 177.We also learnt a lot about his experience of the 1992 Olympics. His loss in just 9 minutes and how that led him to go onto attend, but not participate, at many more Olympic games.
Ella found him inspiring. Bridgitte felt he represented the importance of following your dreams. Lauren heard the importance of having a goal and working towards it. Bridie said its all about perseverance!