Pushing yourself to the limit. Why do people push themselves till they can't go anymore. This made no sense until I was put in this situation. State softball only comes around once a year. This is when all the teams start to get focused on their main goal (winning a state championship). All season long you work hard for this one reason. You want to prove to everyone that you can compete with the best, and most of all you want to show everyone that you ARE THE BEST!
Each and every day at practice you push yourself till you feel like you are going to pass out. You do this because you know in the end, it will all pay off. The dedication you put in and the hours after practice or on the weekends show everyone your dedication and your love for the sport. Taking grounders in the backyard or going to hit in the cage paid off. Grounders were no longer my worst fear and hitting wasn't as bad as I thought it was after all. Doing these little things showed me how much you have to work at practice and on your own to be the best player you can be. So why not push yourself if its all going to pay off in the end? Push yourself in practice and leave it all on the field without holding anything back!
"Most men stop when they begin to tire.
Good men go until they think they are going to collapse.
But the very best know the mind tires before the body and push themselves further and further, beyond all limits.
Only when their limits are shattered can the attainable be reached."
- Mark Mysnyk
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