"To be knocked down is not to be knocked out"
This summarises the football game i watched on Saturday between Bolton and Arsenal.
Bolton had scored a superb header early in the first half while the visitors were still trying to find their rythm.
But as soon as that goal was scored, it was as if Bolton decided to let Arsenal have a feel of the game as the gunners dominated and kept piling pressure on the home team.
How i wish this is our attitude each time we meet an obstacle. How i wish we learn to take the battle to the gates of the enemy each time they strike at us successfully.
A whole lot of us give up at that point when the best thing to do is to rise and fight.
How many times did fail that course before you wrote yourself off ?
How many aptitude tests did you fail before resentment set in?
How many relationships didn't work out before you discovered your gift of celibacy?
How many businesses failed in your hands before you decided to become a house-husband/wife?
What many of us don't realise is that the point of failure should be the point of greatest strength! It should be the time of highest courage! It should be the period of highest optimism!
Arsenal piled up enough pressure on Bolton and within two minutes, they scored twice. When you have the right attitude, you get double for your trouble; you get better for your mess up!
Arsenal went on to seal the win in that match with a third goal... Won't you get back to where you failed and pass before every reasonable doubt? To be knocked down is not to be knocked out dear.
2 comments:
Yemi, this post is timely. I'm set to get up and try again and this time around, I'm scoring ...............
Thanks.
Champions are never those who have never tasted defeat, champions are those who have refused to be defeated.
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