It Isn't Sacrifice If You Love What

I'm Not Someone Who Goes Around The Locker Room Before A Game Trying To Motivate My Teammates. I Don't Say A Lot Before The Game. I Don't Say A Lot In General. It Takes Too Much Energy To Do That.

I Am A Member Of A Team, And I Rely On The Team, I Defer To It And Sacrifice For It, Because The Team, Not The Individual, Is The Ultimate Champion.

The Vision Of A Champion Is Bent Over, Drenched In Sweat, At The Point Of Exhaustion, When Nobody Else Is Looking.

I Was Given A Tremendous Gift In Terms Of Athleticism. Maybe It Was Because I Wasn't So Confident In Other Areas.

No-one Gets An Iron-clad Guarantee Of Success. Certainly, Factors Like Opportunity, Luck And Timing Are Important. But The Backbone Of Success Is Usually Found In Old-fashioned, Basic Concepts Like Hard Work, Determination, Good Planning And Perseverance.