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Pregame Speech (January 2004)Thoughts, stories, examples and ideas on challenging your team to perform at their highest level possible. You
Are An Inspiration: Don't Ever Forget
Your
presence is a gift to the world, Count
your blessings, not your troubles, And you'll make it through what comes along. Within you are so many answers, Understand, have courage, be strong. Don't
put limits on yourself, Your dreams are waiting to be realized. Don't leave your important decisions to chance - Reach for your peak, your goal, and your prize. Nothing wastes more energy than worrying - The longer a problem is carried, the heavier it gets. Don't take things too seriously - Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets. Remember
that a little love goes a long way - Remember that a lot goes forever. Remember that friendship is a wise investment, Life's treasures are people ... together. Have
health and hope and happiness, Take the time to wish on a star. And don't ever forget for even a day... How very special YOU are! --Anonymous Commitment By Olehile Fischer Thataone
I will never forget what my old headmaster told taught me. Normally when you are only 15 years of age you do not remember most of the things that are preached by your teachers. But, this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I get reminded of this story. It
was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and he was addressing the students
on important things in life and about committing ourselves to what is important
to us. This is how the story went: An
old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning
and go to the subway. He would get the train right to Central London, and then
sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life.
He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was filthy, and a stench came out of the house and it smelled horribly. The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore, so they summoned the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years. The
police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire.
They waited outside his house in anticipation to share the good news with him.
When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one the officers who told him
that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and continued to beg. Obviously,
this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant for his life.
We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy
doing, commitment.
We should remain true to our course; which may mean committing yourselves to things that people around you would normally disapprove. Let nothing distract us from being happy, let nothing else determine our fate, but ourselves. What
makes us happy is what matters in the end, not what we acquire.
QUOTES
for Your Month "I
learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can
make it." Gale Sayers
"The
surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed." "People
of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know
when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to." George Allen
"If
you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have
to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."
"There
is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve
of a determined soul." Ella Wheeler Wilcox
"Do
what you can, with what you have, where you are." "So
long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of
the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win."
Og Mandino
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