“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”—Confucius
Victory. Legendary football coach, Vince Lombardi, once said “The will to win is the only thing” (Not, by the way, “winning is everything”). Victory is clearly the goal, but victory comes only with focused preparation and the will to be successful. “We run to win, (after all,) not just to be in the race” (Vince Lombardi).
Iowa defines the winning mindset in collegiate wrestling. Victory is expected and results follow expectations. There is no expectation of coming in second.
Success begets success. It is contagious to those around us, and it feeds us going into the next opportunity.
“I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score.” This pretty much sums up Dan Gable and his victory principle. In life, we must believe without a doubt that our victory is certain.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!
“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.”—Vince Lombardi