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The Courage To Succeed by Ruben Gonzalez is a book that talks about how an ordinary man can take control of his life and change his destiny to achieve success. Without being a very athletic person, Ruben becomes a National Luge champion in the game of Luge and goes on to become three-time Olympian in the Winter Olympics. This book gives us some time tested ways to find success through building confidence and destroying fear. It talks about unleashing the passion and drive, turning defeat to victory, and unlocking one’s full potential to achieve life’s ambitions. Hearing it from Ruben himself, who met with success through sheer determination and hard work, one can try these methods to find and achieve what he/she thinks is impossible. Dealing with a common man, who rises to become something of the extraordinary, and by bringing out the twist in his incredible story, this book is a true guide and a self-help book to those who desire to build up the confidence and work towards achieving their goals. Chasing away one's fears, one can follow the tested methods from this book to gain some inspiration and motivation to show that everything is possible for everyone, it is only the way one thinks and does things that puts him/her on the right path, which leads to success. Ruben Gonzalez, an Argentine Luger, was born on July 21, 1962. At the age of 21, he competed in the Winter Olympics and holds the record of participating in the four Winter Olympic games in four different decades. At the age of 39, he competed with the 20-year-old participants at the Salt Lake City Olympics. An Olympian, and a motivational speaker, he now resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado.