The Truth About Olympians

The Olympics are coming to a close and
it seems like I'm about the only person
that hasn't written about them.

Strange really since I am definitely a big fan
of the Olympics.

In fact, way back in 1996 when I was a
young baseball coach I was invited to be
a member of the baseball support staff and
even got to lead the Afghanistan team into
the opening ceremonies as their Olympic
envoy.

Got to meet a few celebs 'back stage' and
have a couple photos with people like
Katie Couric and a ton of great memories to
boot.

I remember everything from being downtown
during the Centennial Park explosion to
fielding fly balls during the Cuban team's
batting practice. Hanging out in the Olympic
Village - A lifetime worth of memories crammed
into a few short weeks.

But the two things that I remember most about
the athletes then are the same things I was
reminded of when Jim, Nick and I watched
Michael Phelps, Dara Torres and the others
on TV while we were in Utah:

:: Olympic athletes are willing to do the work.

:: Olympic athletes love what they do.

It seems simple, but when you put those two
together you have the magic formula for
greatness.

You don't reach the top of your field, be it
baseball, swimming, sprinting or performing
in any other sport without being willing to
work harder than your competition.

And you don't commit that amount of time
and effort to something unless you love it.

It's no different in what you do.

If you want to climb to the top of your
profession you need to love what you do
and you need to be willing to invest the
time and effort to get there.

So if you haven't already, make sure you
take a little time to appreciate the athletes
in Beijing and what they've invested to
get there.

Then model that sort of commitment in
your own endeavors. It's a surefire path
to the top.

Have a great weekend!

Pat

P.S. - Did you notice that Olympic athletes
all have coaches? It's one of the key's to their
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