Play Is Where Life Lives

Sport Is Singularly Able To Give Us Peak Experience Where We Feel Completely One With The World And Transcend All Conflicts As We Finally Become Our Own Potential.

The Study Of Motivation Goes Back To The Greeks. Their Sports Were Essential To Their Education. They Saw In Sports The Integration Of Body, Mind And Soul, The Creation Of Beauty, The Mastering Of Athletics, And The Challenge Of Competition. A French Sociologist Points This Out. "sports," He Wrote, Was Part Of The Education Of The Citizen. He Was Expected To Engage In Exercise For A Whole Series Of Reasons That Had To Do With The Shaping Of The Citizen; The Relation Between Moral Good And Physical Good; And The Growth Of A Person.

There Are As Many Reasons For Running As There Are Days In The Year, Years In My Life. But Mostly I Run Because I Am An Animal And A Child, An Artist And A Saint. So, Too, Are You. Find Your Own Play, Your Own Self-renewing Compulsion, And You Will Become The Person You Are Meant To Be.

To Keep From Decaying, To Be A Winner, The Athlete Must Accept Pain - Not Only Accept It, But Look For It, Live With It, Learn Not To Fear It.

If You Want To Find The Answers To The Big Questions About Your Soul, You'd Best Begin With The Little Answers About Your Body.