"I failed. I quit. I made the Olympics." -AJ Edelman | AJ(Adam) Edelman | TEDxWPI

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After initially being told that he "lacked the skills necessary to become a competitive skeleton athlete," Edelman pursued the sport and eventually qualified for the Olympics. He is the First Orthodox Jewish Winter Olympian and became Israel's most decorated slider. Edelman holds Israeli track records on almost every track he has raced on and has competed in two World Championships for Israel. He has won two international medals in competition-the most amongst Israeli sliding sport athletes.

After initially being told that he "lacked the skills necessary to become a competitive skeleton athlete," Edelman pursued the sport and eventually qualified for the Olympics. He is the First Orthodox Jewish Winter Olympian and became Israel's
most decorated slider. Edelman holds Israeli track records on almost every track he has raced on
and has competed in two World Championships for Israel. He has won two international medals in
competition-the most amongst Israeli sliding sport athletes. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (4)
  • @v.r.j5577
    😂 In this case, comedic genius does run in the family.
  • @mnfarhoud
    The biggest failure is to have occupied nation by force for more than 70 years till now!!