Watching these young women play their hearts out on the soccer field during the holidays reminds me of a lesson learned long ago. Champions are made, not born. In athletics. In anything. Bank on it.
The long way is the short cut. And the most important skills the girls learn are not athletic. Never forget that.
Yeah, it’s April Fool’s Day on the calendar, but it’s New Year’s Day as I write this post. Click here for details. (hint: I’m conducting a blogging, and life, experiment).
Last night (New Year’s Eve 2011), we attended Cheryl’s cousin’s daughter’s 16U soccer game at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex. They drove down from Jacksonville earlier and are staying a few days with us during the tournament.
I can’t help but wonder how far those young women have come in 90 days, now that it’s April Fool’s Day 2012.
And couldn’t help but wonder how far any of us have come since New Year’s Day.