Inspiration
Motivational Quotes for Working Out: Every rep, every step, brings you closer to your goals.
It’s you versus YOU ! Compare yourself to who you were yesterday
Don't talk to me at the gym please. I'm not there to socialize!
Dont care what time is it, whether i have 2 hrs or 1 hr if i have to workout, means I have to work have.
Never Happen
Lifetimes
Throughout History of the ever changing history of the world, moments have conspired that sometimes make us wonder if we are any different than our ancestors who lived one hundred years ago. The answer according to photographic evidence is definitely yes in some cases. While most of us will never go to a drive-in movie theater or hang our babies in baskets out of the window (as the pictures will explain), these ten vintage photos from the 20th you to the realization that much has changed since
The Movie Drive-In
Although there are few drive-ins left, this is not a sight we're likely to see again. Drive-ins like this one in Indiana used to be packed with towns full of teenagers.
Ballerinas Walking The City Skyline
Men weren’t the only ones balancing on the edges of buildings back in the day. These ballerinas held practice on the edge of building, and it doesn’t seem very sturdy! Hopefully this one a one-time thing and they all made it out okay.
Rooftop Boxing
Woman boxing on a rooftop in the 1930’s.
Ticker Tape World War 2 Celebrations
This photo of a group of friends sitting on the curb after ticker tape was thrown from buildings as a celebration of World War 2 ending.
Broadway In 1936
While Broadway is all up in lights in the present day, back in the 20-30's it was much simpler. While it will probably never return to its time of such simplicity, it is nice to see pictures where there was a minimal amount of advertising and more focus on the architecture of the city.
The Window Knocker
Our phone alarm clocks can never be taken for granted again after seeing this picture! Believe it or not, their used to be people who would knock on your window to wake you up if you scheduled them to!
The Baby Cage
Just looking at this photo of a baby hanging out the window makes me nervous! The story behind these is said to be that people who didn’t have gardens would put their babies in cages outside! Good thing we grew out of this and started doing more inventive things, like taking our children for walks and to the park.
Football Stadiums
Top Five Largest Football Stadiums in the World
Camp Nou
Barcelona, here we come. In number five we have the second European stadium on the list, Camp Nou, home of the Barcelona Football Club since 1957 when it was built.
This beautiful venue is also hosted some of the Spanish National football team matches. The stadium was expanded in 1982. Its capacity is 99,786 and the highest attendance recorded was in 1986 during the match between Juventus and Barcelona and the attendance was 120,000 spectators (the maximum capacity of the stadium has been adjusted several times over the years).
Azadi Stadium of Tehran, Iran
For the fourth largest football venue in the world in the Middle East, we arrive in Tehran, Iran, at the Azadi Stadium. This stadium doesn’t have the largest seating capacity, but it does have a very large ground for standing occupants and its capacity is 100,000. It was built in 1971 and was renovated in 2003.
The stadium is home to the Iranian National football team as well as two other local football teams, Persepolis and Esteghlal. The stadium is being considered as a potential home for a future Olympic event.
Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium
For the third largest football stadium in the world we go to Mexico and stop at its capital, Mexico City. Estadio Azteca, named as a tribute to Aztec heritage, has an official capacity of 105,064 people. Its largest attendance recorded was 120,000 in 1968 when Mexico faced Brazil (the stadium’s capacity has changed since then).
The stadium was built in 1966 and renovated in 1985. It is the official home of the Mexican national football team as well as the local football club America.
Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur
We go to Malaysia for our next stop at Kuala Lumpur. In the position of second biggest football stadium in the world sits the National Stadium Bukit Jalil, a very beautiful venue for up to 110,000 seated spectators. It was designed to host a multitude of events, including football matches with Malaysia’s National teams, and first opened in 1998.
India’s Salt Lake Stadium
In first place we arrive in South Asia and, most precisely, India. Kolkata, India is the home of the Salt Lake Stadium with a capacity of 120,000 people. The structure covers an area of 76.40 acres and was built in 1984.
It is the official home of four local football teams: Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Pailan Arrows, and Prayag United.
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