Never Quit
England reached the World Cup final with a 14-9 victory over hosts France in Paris. A great result a fantastic game but watching games like this I find myself trying to get into the mind set of the players.
The odds may be against you but if you have a strong heart, Strong mind and a true never say-die determination to overcome any odds you CAN succeed against any challenge.
And it does not matter on which 'field' you compete. Take pride in yourself and what you can achieve. If you can develop the right mind set in training it will serve you well in everything you do. If you can develop the mind set that will simply NEVER accept defeat then come 'game day', when your hurting and the odds are against you you will always have an edge. You will always be able to dig deeper.
We all hurt at times but if you have developed the spirit of mind that refuses to accept defeat then come competition when your hurting you will know so to are those stood against you. And to me thats the beauty of the pain; thats when we see the mark of a man. It's then we see true champions because when your hurting you don't ease up. NO, when your hurting you dig deeper and push harder and from that victorys are won.
I think this is the reason I love to train and push myself, When I make that effort week in week out to push myself it's not just to develop strength, health or fitness. It's to develop the strength of Mind that tells you to push on, never quit , Achieve despite any odds.
Those who have never tested themselves by finding their apparent limits and then pushing through to greater depths have never truly lived.
