Commitment
The other day, coach was talking to the guys and said a quote that has stuck with me since, and makes 100% sense.
“If you are totally commited, no one will ever question it.”
If you think about it, the harder you work at something and the more commitment you show towards it, the less people doubt how much you want it. If you coast through something, its obvious. The people who are the greatest in their respective fields, worked their way to the top. Michael Jordan didn’t grow up as the best in basketball, he had to work at it and improve over time. In fact, he was even cut from his freshman team in high school. Muhammed Ali didn’t just step in the ring the first time and dominate the sport of boxing. He practiced and continued to climb the ranks in order to be considered the greatest.
These athletes, and the rest of the athletes that are at the top of their sports have rarely if ever had their commitment questioned, because they showed that they wanted to be at the top. This is also part of the reason that a good portion of top athletes are considered role models, because they’re actions are ones that people should strive to emulate. (And yes, sometimes this athletes screw up, but they can be used as learning tools for kids.)
Gene
