Give it Your All - Motivation

In any sport you have to give it your all, if you want to be a champion. In swimming it's no different. Races are decided sometimes by a hundredth of a second.

To win by that small of a margin you have to do everything you can to prepare. You advance to sectionals, states in swimming by time cuts. Sometimes those cuts are made or lost by that hundredth of a second.

This was true for a high school swim meet that I watched this weekend. A high school junior made it to States by getting under the state cut time by 6 one hundredths of a second. That's a very small period of time. A time that could have been lost by just holding back on one stroke in the race. This is a very real reminder that you have to give it your all to be a champion.

The reason this struck me hard enough to write about, is because it's a reminder that a cookie, or soda might actually be the difference between winning and losing. It's a reminder to always push yourself to the max during a workout. It's a reminder that champions are those who go the extra distance. It's a reminder that you always have to give it your all.

Work hard, and remember, always give it your all. Don't give up when things get hard. Make sure you always hold yourself to the highest standard.




Seth
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