Sports is one of those
things in the world in which you cannot excel unless you work hard.
You can’t cheat your way to being the best. You can cheat your way to
popularity or victories but you cannot cheat your way to being the best.
No connection or
influence can make you the best. Your connection can only give you sponsors or
the right coaches but unless you pay your dues, train enough, fail enough, work
hard enough, you will not become the best.
How pretty you are or
how ugly you are also doesn’t matter. You can have the perfect face, a small
waistline, big breasts, and the perfect pout but if you don’t make sacrifices
and make training your priority, you will never become the best.
It truly breaks down
boundaries.
It was a black man,
Jesse Owns, who proved to Adolf Hitler that being the best doesn’t have
anything to do with race.
It was a 14-year-old,
Nadia Comaneci, who proved to the world that perfection is possible.
It was team of amateur
college hockey players, 1980 US Hockey Team, who proved to the world that even
when the whole world doesn’t believe in you, you can beat the best.
It was a
nameless/sponsor-less swimmer, Jason Lezak, who showed the world that
being an underdog means nothing.
It was a black man,
Muhammad Ali, who had the guts to throw away the greatest symbol of his
success, his gold medal, just to open the world’s eyes on how bad racial
discrimination is.
Your race, your age,
your gender, and your looks don’t matter. On that ring, that court, that field,
that water… everyone gets a fair chance. When you’re there, nothing matters.
Sports is not perfect.
There are also other things that influence the outcome but only the ones who
work hard, truly hard, give it all they’ve got and more, make it to the elite
league.
That’s why I love
sports. Only those who truly deserve it can become the best.
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