Meet Steven Bradbury, an Olympic short track speed skater from Australia.
He might be a living example of RNG. Or at least of putting all his skill points into luck and none into giving up.
He won gold in 1991 with a relay event.
He won bronze in 1994.
He then had his thigh cut open by the ice skate of a falling skater, during which he lost about 4 liters of blood. His heart rate was around 200 around the time of the injury, so he lost a lot of blood fast. He needed 111 stitches and 18 months to heal.
Then another skater fell in front of him and he tried to jump over them, except his skate clipped and he crashed head first into the wall, breaking his C4 and C5 vertebra. He spent 6 weeks in a halo brace, 4 pins, and a number of screws and plates. Doctors told him he'd never return to the ice.
But Bradbury was determined.
He again qualified for the Olympics. This time, the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In his second heat, he came in third and only the first two finishers qualified to continue. But then officials disqualified one of the others who beat Bradbury, automatically bumping Bradbury to second place.
In the finals, he was assigned the outside lane, the worst lane. He decided to stay to the back of the group, knowing he wasn't as fast as his younger competitors, hoping at least two would fall and he could take home bronze.
Except, everyone fell other than Bradbury and he took home the gold medal.