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“I couldn’t do it.” Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packer and 2009 defensive player of the year broke down in tears as he addressed his teammates in the locker room during the half time of Super Bowl XLV. He tried to tell his fellow players how much he wanted to win and that they would have to find victory without his presence on the field. But he was too emotional. He had broken his collarbone in the second quarter and would have to watch the game from the sidelines. Eventually, tears of victory replaced the tears of desire and the tears of passion.
My daughter coaches a club volleyball team. These are 12 year old girls whose parents have paid money to have their daughter’s skills honed for future years in sports. Watching the girls yesterday, it was interesting to see that some of the girls played without emotion. They played without passion, without heart. The result for them was lack of success. And they didn’t cry when they didn’t win. Maybe big girls don’t cry, but in this particular case, I think their coach would have been glad to see that emotion.
One of the marks of a true winner is a passion for their sport, their field, their profession. And you can’t coach that and you can’t teach it. It is either there or it’s not. Charles Woodson has it and with it led his team to victory even as he sat on the sidelines.
What is your passion? What would make you cry? Embrace it and let it bring you to tears. Let it bring you to victory; find success and joy in the passion of your life.
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