Everyday in the locker room I pass this paper posted on the board that talked about winning. It said that a winner was not the one with the most points, but the one who'd done more than that. He's a winner because he did all the little things which lead his team to success. A winner who fought for every inch they could take and every opportunity they seized it. This winner didn't fear anyone and looked each of his opponents in the eye to tell them that he was ready to compete and that he wasn't intimidated at all by their appearance. It mentioned that to be a winner it takes heart, dedication and the will to try again and again even if you don't succeed the first time. To persist and pursue their goal no matter what obstacle was in their way. A winner isn't cocky about their accomplishments, instead is humble and modest. After the competition is over and the game has seized they go over to their competitor and shake their hand firmly to let them know it was a good game regardless of their differences it was out of sportsmanship. Although just because their friendly with one another after the game is over doesn't mean they don't duke it out during their competition. They show their opponents no mercy and come with every bit of energy they have to offer. In every way possible they fight and die for a victory and give their best efforts to show the world what they're capable of.
This paper summed up my every effort to define what I'm trying to discover, which was my personal best. I desired to understand how to accomplish my very best. With all these factors that describe and illustrate this "winner" then maybe if I follow the same attributes.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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The Gift
Trying To Find Mines
This video helped me realize all the possible things we can do in this life. Even though we may set our mind on one thing to help us become good at it, there's still a whole other world out there just waiting to be discovered. It's optimistic and that's what makes this video so inspiring. Even if our life may be facing its hardest times we have to take in the pain and look for a solution. "If you want something go get it," these two rappers Lyricks and Manifest send this message directly to all their listeners out there who want to be something. Their main point was at then end of the song they say, "...we've all been given talents, we've all been given skills abilities some greater than others, but when you find yours and use it to glorify him, use it to encourage someone and make someone smile." This relates to my personal question, what is my personal best because it tells me how lucky I am to be given my own "gift." It only depends on how I use it which is the important thing. I have that choice of whether or not I want to develop that "gift" and share it to the world to help make it a better place. When I sayI want to discover my personal best, I'm referring to not just one subject, but to all the subjects possible in this world. Looking back at the last quote especially the line, "...we've all been given skills abilities some greater than others, but when you find yours ..." it makes me wonder how do I even find what I could be good at. It's true that if I don't try everything I wouldn't I know if I'm good or not. This song in a less demanding way asks us and poses the question if we, as humans are obligated to find that "gift" God has consoled within us.
Just Like Me
This man, Allen Iverson, inspires me to keep trying to become who I want to be. He inspires me to try and continue to work and strive to make something out of what I've been born with. You work all your life with the attitude to be something better. To make a difference in this world that we live in. To turn peoples heads and just be unique, someone people want to be. If I want to achieve my personal best and discover my true potential I'm thinking I have to live by this attitude. He says in the video,"...by the end of my career I want to look myself in the mirror and know I did it my way." Which is exactly how I feel. I'm satisfied with who I am as a person. I don't want to be someone I'm not. That's why this world is so unique. It's filled with an array of different types of people. Allen also said another statement, "Always play with my heart. Always play like it's my last." which informs me he's someone who gives it his all with his imense passion and heart. When he says, "heart" he's talking about the will power to want something. That desire to obtain anything if it's a reputation or of an object. If I'm planning to reach my personal best I have to want whatever it is that bad. Whatever I've decided to head for in life I've got to never give up on it. Strive for it until I die.
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