If You Try

If You Try

Monday, August 5, 2013

Shoot Until You Find Your Shot



I remember watching Allen Iverson in an interview some time ago when he and his team (Philadelphia 76ers) where in the playoffs. This particular interview took place after the Sixers had won the game by a close margin. Iverson struggled offensively for most of the game due to good defense by his opponents and partly because he just wasn't able to find his rhythm. Yet and still Iverson kept shooting until finally he caught fire by the third quarter and he put his team on his back in the fourth to secure the win. He said that he did not pay attention to stats or percentages, all he was worried about was winning. I learned a lot from AI in that interview. In the game of life, we will have some setbacks due to challenges, bad choices (we make), mistakes, and things just outside our control. But we can't lose focus and give up on ourselves or those we are connected to. We have to keep shooting until we find our proverbial "shot". Ultimately, it is not how we start something, but how we finish. If we keep "shooting", we will eventually find our groove and secure the wins we desire.

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