Grabbing my bootstraps

"pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps," meaning to leverage yourself to success from a small beginning.

I am a bootstrapper, and so are most of my tribe. We have the desire to be winners and a willingness to do the necessary work to get there. When you think of me.....I am that runner that may have gotten of to a slow start because I didnt have all the advantages like an expensive trainer or the sneakers of choice. My trainer was sheer determination and my kicks were more than likely hand me downs. But I come from behind slowly and surely picking up speed and learning tricks along the way. When people have written me off to statistics and socio-economic hurdles...my hand me downs carry me to victory. I refuse to be a victim and I know that when obstacles are presented I leap over them, and when opportunities dont come knocking ... I create them. When you see me sailing past all those fancy sneakers and spectators look on in awe... know that is was determination and willpower, and my bootstrapper ways!