I can zero in a on a vision of where I want to be in the future. I can see it so clearly in front of me, when I daydream, its almost a reality. Then I get this easy feeling, and I don’t have to be uptight to get there because I already feel like I’m there.That its just a matter of time.
I set a goal, visualized it very clearly, then created the drive, the hunger for turning it into reality. There is a kind of joy in that kind of ambition, in having a vision in front of you. With that kind of joy, discipline isn’t negative or grim. You love doing what you have to do-going to the gym, working hard on the set. Even when pain is part of reaching the your goal, and it usually is, you can accept that too.
The game is only metaphor for a larger battle going on between the ears. This battle is the epic fight where man decides to slay his fear and asks will I be ordinary & average like the collective? Or will he climb his stairway to those spoils reserved for the unique… that is waiting for the player to claim simply through his effort and will? That is why football is like no other. A Coach builds up and requires his player to climb those stairs.
You will recall in a previous post we talked about the alter egos of Mr. Whiner and Superman. Whiner always reminds us that we can take it easy and that indeed others are taking it easy so we should be able to also. He is very successful for his consistency. Mr. Whiner is persistent. A true character of success. However, not our success.
“When you want to be as successful as you want to breath when held under water. That is when you will be successful.”
“Sleep is for those that are broke, I have an opportunity to make a dream a reality” Fifty Cent
The Coach: Ernie, this is Floyd Little.
Floyd, this is…
Floyd: Ernie Davis….2,386 yards,360 carries, 6.6 yards a carry.
Ernie Davis: You good at math, huh?
Floyd: You see, my plan is to be just like you,best Negro running back in the NCAA, Heisman Trophy all the way.
Then the NFL, make some money.
Ernie Davis: You got it all figured out, don’t you?
(pointing down at a soda bottle ) What kind of bottle do you think this is?
Floyd: Don’t know. Don’t have a label.
Ernie Davis: Right. It could be a soda bottle, it could be a beer bottle,it could be anything. No label.You see, I never set out to be the best Negro running back. I just wanted to be
the best running back. The best football player I could be. Period. Look, now I’m…Floyd, I’m never gonna play for Cleveland. Or any other team. My playing days are over.
So don’t you look at that poster of me on your wall and tell me you want to be like me, because that isn’t enough.
You’re gonna have to do better than that.
Floyd Little was recently inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.
“Gentlemen, this is a football”, Vintage Vince Lombardi.
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