We'd like to share a story with you: It's a story about desire, determination, and the will to win. During these days of Olympic achievement and presidential politics, we sometimes forget that victory belongs not just to the strong, or to the preternaturally gifted; no, victory is something attainable to all of us, if we work hard enough and believe in ourselves and are willing to see something through.

We're speaking of a colleague of ours here at Radar. He's a man who had a dream, and had the guts to stick with his dream until it finally became a reality. He's a man named David Cho.

The bag you see above is the Louis Vuitton Damier Graphite Keepall 55. It retails for $1225—if you can find it. David first saw the bag on the blog of Kanye West's manager and knew that he had to have it for his own. Weeks of tension ensued, as David worked every possible angle to ensure that he somehow made the cut for the presale list that guaranteed the right of purchase. Of course, there were setbacks. Calls had to be made, assurances given, stores visited, pleas delivered. In his darker moments, David sometimes worried that he might not actually be worthy of a bag this magnificent.

Well, Radar readers, I am happy to inform you that just one hour ago, David left this office with a smile on his face: the smile of the victor. His bag was ready, and he was on his way to claim the prize that has eluded so many others, particularly those with more sense than money. As you read this, our David Cho is the proud owner of the LV Damier Graphite Keepall 55. And his co-workers could not be happier for him. As the sun sets on another week of work, we're all feeling a little better about ourselves simply because we keep company with the kind of man whose sheer grit and determination ensured that he would somehow be able to drop more money than some of us spent on our first car for a fancy clothes carrier. Congratulations, David. We're all so thrilled for you.