Goregous Grit
There is nothing hotter that an cute woman who is rugged and gritty!
Did you hear the news? The womens downhill
kicked some butt in Vancouver.
What an outting.
My favorite, Julia Mancuso, took silver
in a nail biter string of finishes.
When you sit and observe these human bullets
flying down 30 story hills in a minute and a half,
you cant begin to comprehend the training
involved to do so.
Or the grit exhibited by the gold medal
winner Lindsey Vonn, who skied with a torn
up shin.
Two things to comment on here.
First, in sports and life you will be asked to play
through the pain. The high level achievers
always find a way to compete.
The other day a friend and I were sharing
injury war stories. As he listed off a half dozen of his injuries,
I recounted only one major injury which sidelined me
for the 2nd half of the Wisconsin game and ready for
the following week. The rest of em, I “taped an Asprin to it”
and kept playing- as my coaches used to advise.
Sports are great metaphor for life because
it prepares you for uncontrollable, unforeseen setbacks
that pop up.
Winners ignore the “ouchies” and “owies” that try
to hold them back.
Lindsey reminded me of the great Jack Youngblood who
played in a 70s Super Bowl with a … get this … broken leg.
How bad do you want to succeed.
That is the question.
Apparently, Lindsey wanted it REAL bad.
Are you willing to play through a little physical and mental
pain to reach your finish line?
If not, maybe a bit of re-assessment is in order.
Be back later today to talk about the SECOND amazing
thing I witnessed in watching the downhill.
Ciao for now.
Vince Palko
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