Chadwick Aaron Boseman (November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020) was an American actor. He played in several movies, such as Jackie Robinson’s 42 (2013), Jamie Brown in Get on up (2014) and Thurgood Marshall (2017). His role as a superhero in Black Panther named as King T’challa made him a renowned star. Black Panther built a platform for this late actor which made him renowned. His role as Black Panther changed everything for him but doesn’t change the fact that he was battling cancer since then for 4 years. Today he is more famous as Black Panther than Chadwick Boseman. He died at the age of 43 at his home with his family by his side.
He faced a lot of rejections and failures at the start of his career but he did not give up and he got to play Jackie Robinson in the movie 42 which was a hit. Later on marvel’s Black Panther ended up making 1.3 billion worldwide, which is a great success for him and his family.
Here are 10 of Chadwick Boseman’s most inspiring quotes-
“The struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for purpose, sometimes you need to get knocked down to understand what your fight is”
“You have to cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under pressure.”
“When you are deciding on the next steps, next jobs, next careers, further education, you should rather find purpose than a job or a career. Purpose crosses disciplines. Purpose is an essential element of you.”
“Sometimes you need to get knocked down before you can really figure out what your fight is and how you need to fight it.”
“I don’t know what your future is, but if you are willing to take the harder way, the more complicated one, the one with more failures at first than successes, the one that’s ultimately proven to have more victory, more glory, then you will not regret it. This is your time.”
“Your very existence is wrapped up in the things you need to fulfill. Whatever you choose for a career path, remember the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.”
“To be young, gifted and Black… We know what it’s like to be told that there’s not a screen for you to be featured on,”
“We knew we had something special that we wanted to give the world.”
“You might have one thing in your head, but the things you’re doing don’t really lead down the right road, necessarily. When you’re young, you don’t want to hear that. You think you can do everything, be all things.
“I think you realize how much you need to have people that you love. It’s not as much about them loving you – it’s about you needing to love people.”
He knew that the cancer was winning over him but he never failed to keep smiling, keep laughing, and at the end your story is the greatest legacy that you will ever leave to your fans and one can never pass.
