endlessjourney

THE ENDLESS JOURNEY

NOWHERE is the mind body connection more dramatically visible than in competitive sport. Mind, body, spirit, thoughts, feelings, emotions are all part of the same continuum of life. There is and can be no separation.

NOWHERE is it more abundantly clear than in competitive sport that everything is interconnected. What you think, how you act, what you eat, how much you sleep, your fighting spirit, your fitness, your passion for life, are all intimately connected.

NOWHERE is the need for balancing stress and recovery time more evident than in competitive sport. The consequences of overtraining and undertraining are painfully clear.

NOWHERE is it more evident than in competitive sport that, in the long run, toughness prevails over talent every time. Victories in any arena in life will be determined far more by spirit and ability to fight, than by genetic gifts.

NOWHERE is it clearer than in compeitive sport that toughness and capacity for fight is formed most powerfully in response to adversity and crisis. It is not the good times, the easy or fun times, that form strength and resiliency in life or sport.

NOWHERE is it clearer than in competitive sport that every crisis is an opportunity for growth. In life and in sport, stress is the stimulus for growth; during recovery is when you grow. No stress, no growth. No recovery, no growth.

NOWHERE is it clearer than in competitive sport that you have to love it. Love the grinding, the searching, the pushing, the pulling, the victories, the lessons, the battle itself. And the crazier it gets, the more you have to love it. Becoming the best competitor you can be means loving to compete more than winning. Becoming the best you can be at anything means loving the journey - from beginning to end.

NOWHERE is it clearer than in competitive sport that you must put yourself on the line everyday. You must come totally prepared to fight. You must not turn against yourself during tough times. You must never show weakness. Then, and only then, will your dreams of total victory come true.