Old timers who give me hope

Winston Churchill in Downing Street giving his famous 'V' sign. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1.  48-year-old Bernard Hopkins wins a world championship boxing match:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/10/bernard-hopkins-tavoris-cloud-oldest-boxer-title-ibf_n_2848859.html

2.  I'm reading the new bio of Winston Churchill: "The Last Lion/Defender of the Realm" by Manchester and Reid

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0076DEPUK/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0385313489&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1HVRJTE01ETKKXRYE9SF

Churchill was 65 in 1940 when he became Prime Minister and led the nation through WWII.

3.  And Frank McCourt was 66 when he brought of "Angela's Ashes".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela%27s_Ashes

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