(Roselli, Lou) If Lou did not set aside a large part of his life to wrestling, and training for wrestling, he would have never achieved such goals. It takes dedication to achieve anything.
The Oxford-English dictionary has a similar definition for "dedication". The definition is "the giving up or devoting (of oneself, one's time, labour etc.) to the service of a person or to the pursuit of a purpose.) (Oxford-English) This definition struck me differently, as I realized one particular part, "devoting of oneself". This would entail possibly giving up life, in order to pursue something, or carry out duties that accompany a certain occupation. .
On September 11, 2001, dedication was seen everywhere. When the twin towers in New York City were brutally attacked and collapsed, thousands of people perished. Included in the death count were fireman and policeman that were simply doing their jobs. They rushed into the towers when they were first hit to rescue anyone that hurt. While they were in there, the towers collapsed, leaving them no place to go. .
A Recent article in the New York Times explains the word dedication the best. The article showed every picture of every known fireman that was killed in the line of duty on September 11, 2001. This direct quote explains it best.
"For thousands of horrified office workers who fled the terrorist attacks, the most remarkable sight during their descent was the wave of determined firefighters advancing toward the burning sky. .
One fireman stopped to take a breath, and we looked each other in the eye," said Louis G. Lesce, who was on his way down from the 86th floor of 1 World Trade Center, the first tower hit. "He was going to a place where I was damn well trying to get out of. I looked at him thinking, 'What are you doing this for?' He looked at me like he knew very well. 'This is my job.'" (Murphy, Dean).
That testimony defines dedication better than any dictionary.