No successful person in history went though life without failure.
It’s not about how many times you’re knocked down, it’s about how many times you’re willing to get back up after you’ve been knocked down(I think Rocky said that). In competitive sports there’s bound to be cuts. The competition ends up being a driver, a motivator, a reason to stay after practice, a reason to show up early, a reason to go to more camps, a reason to get extra reps in every day.
Those who love competition aren’t phased by being cut.
Everyone’s been cut from something. I remember being cut from the Provincial Volleyball team, I wasn’t tall enough, well that and I had the vertical of a small Elephant. I was cut from Tier 1 hockey twice, I was cut from tier 2 hockey once. I played an entire year in the worst hockey division in Regina for my age group. The following year I played tier 1.
It doesn’t matter the hand you’re dealt in sports, it’s how you react. It’s your attitude, and yeah it matters when your teams winning but more importantly attitude matters most when things aren’t going your way. When the world seems like it’s against you. When you feel like all is lost and that failure this time may be fatal. That’s the moment when your attitude is tested, the weak usually don’t last. Giving up is easier than fighting.
Many kids give up after being cut, many people give-up when they face insurmountable odds.
Many people don’t see the beauty that comes with a hard fought battle. There’s something romantic about sports and the endless competition. When all odds are against you, and you still prevail. There’s something amazing about the upset by underdog. There is also something special about the underdog.
When you’re cut you’re the underdog. The odds are against you. No one expects you to rise up again, no one thinks you’ll do it. But the greatest stories in sports are always underdog triumphs. It happens all the time. A team or person against all common sense defies the odds and comes out victorious. That will never happen without the right attitude and the resilience to keep moving towards your goal no matter what.
So, are you going to complain about being cut, or are you going to start practicing more and start taking fate into your own hands?
