OK, so 80% of success is just showing up. But who wants to make a B?
This morning, I was darn lucky to j
ust show up. I could list at least 10 solid excuses why I should have slept until 6. But everyone has an excuse. What makes a person is better is overcoming those excuses.
I was exhausted out on the field today. I got through Clark’s core workout pretty well (you would not believe how much better I am at this than I was two years ago.) Morgan’s drill was tough because I can’t crab walk for squat. I have a bad shoulder and it hurts like hell to do it — but like I said before, what makes a person better is overcoming excuses. My arms were toast by the end of it, though. Right in time for the weight room.
I work out with Mike. Mike is stronger than I am, but I like that. He pushes and encourages me. I’m getting a lot more out of the weights than I have in the past. I had flashbacks to football training as I benched (although the weight is a lot less than when I was 18.) It was a triceps intensive workout today. I feel it now as I type.
After the weight room, we heaved the weighted blue ball down the field. It was a glorified 200-yard sprint. We did that twice. And then I stumbled through the last drill, which involved 50-yard sprints. I ran nine miles Saturday. I couldn’t catch my breath today.
At the end, Paul read the poem, “Man in the Glass” (one of this favorites.) Here’s the last stanza and the meat of it:
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.
I didn’t just show up today. I didn’t cheat the man in the glass. But I know I can do better.
I want an A. I will work harder tomorrow.