AN INTERVIEW WITH A STORIED LEGEND
The Man Behind the Shell
A legendary story of speed and flakiness versus endurance
and commitment stole the hearts of oracles for decades. A sure bet was made in service of what some
considered to be an obvious favorite, creating the brilliant underdog story for
years to come. In the midst of all of
this lesson learning and storytelling was two lives, individual, but absolute
critical partners in what would become an example for all descendants of
greatness.
Today we got the chance to sit down and talk to the Tortoise
from the legendary account of an unprecedented race from a near lifetime ago
(The Tortoise and the Hare).
PLYOGA: Tell us
what it was like to be part of a competition where you would most assuredly
lose, but won, and in doing so, changed the course of history?
Tortoise: Thank
you for doing this. The truth is that
you just never know what you are capable of until you try. When starting the race that day, I thought it
was just a formality for me, something for people to talk about, but I never
imagined the impact it would have on the world forever.
P: What has changed in your life after creating
what is possibly the most famous underdog story of all time?
T: Clearly you do
not watch baseball. If either the
Indians or the Cubs win, it’s an underdog story. That’s real magic. Realistically though, I have been given a
life full of meeting awesome people as a life coach. I also sort of gave my whole species a
progressive advantage because everyone thinks we are naturally slow.
P: Everyone
thinks you are slow? Can you explain? You say that as if you are not?
T: Sure. The premise behind the entire story of the
Hare and I was that there some predetermined outcome that I was slow and
incapable of doing something I was challenged to do. Most people have no clue that in a heightened
or alarmed state, Tortoises can travel up to 23 Miles per hour. Most tortoises do not even know what they are
capable of.
P: WOW! This is
something new to me as well. We are
learning something new every day. We
should call the Hare and ask him if he knew the deck was not so strongly in his
favor when the race started. Are you
guys still friends? Do you keep in
touch?
T: I visit his
final resting place from time to time.
As you may know, Hares only live about 7 years, but he was very spontaneous. You know from the story that he stopped to
rest and eat everything and ANYTHING during the race, which is why he
lost. He was skinny fat. He was very distracted. A year after our race, on his 4th
birthday, he stopped to eat vegetation growing in the crack of street pavement
and was taken out by a Ford Model T.
P: A Ford Model
T? That was last made in 1927. WHEN WAS
THIS!?
T: 1926. I’m sure if you did not know that Tortoises
are capable of running 23 MPH, you likely also did not know that we can live up
to 110 years?
P: That is a long
time!
T: Again, The
Cubs have not won a world series in 108 years, and there is some woman named
Vivian in Kankakee who was a baby when they won. She is now like 900 years old. Truthfully though, many tortoises do not live
that long.
P: Whats your
secret?
T: Beside the
fact that my sponsors gave me a Teflon coated shell, I eat really clean. I live on leafy greens, small amounts of hard
vegetables, and moist fruits. I also
move every day, and despite my age of 90, I am faster, sharper, and stronger
than ever.
P: This has been a lot of fun. I am sure you have offered advice to
countless people everywhere. What would
be one critical thing you would like to share with the people who follow
PLYOGA?
T: If you go hard
and fast all of the time, you will be agile and quick for a little
while. If you want to be strong,
healthy, and smarter for the long haul; eat well, exercise smart, recover
effectively, and never underestimate yourself.
P: Thanks for that. Would you be so kind as to accept our Motto
for your shell? We feel it embodies what
you are all about.
T: Terrific!
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