Yesterday, my mom showed me a newspaper article about Yu na Kim, the Korean Olympian ice skater from this years Winter Olympics. Yu na started ice skating when she was 10 years old, and her mom saw talent in her. From a young age, Yu Na set her goal to be as good as Michelle Kwan. Her mother frequently sent her to America for rigorous ice skating training camps. Basically what my mom was trying to get at was, no matter how talented you are, you still have to work hard.
I'm no where near as strong as Yu Na. When I get frustrated or when things get difficult, I want to give up. I feel hopeless; no matter what I do now, there's no way I can make it. I start making excuses; I can't be better than her, she's so much more athletic and taller, and she's had more training than me. I lose confidence; I let my team down, I should have been taken out. I can't do this. In all the whirlwind of emotions, I forget why I'm doing it in the first place. What's the point?
I love it. It's as simple as that. It's worth sacrificing my time, sweat, tears, and my body. I do it for myself and my teammates. I have to pick myself back up, point's over, next ball. There's no use thinking about the past; what's done is done. No use thinking about the future either. I make my future now, right here in the present. What I do this instant determines the outcome later. The amount of work I put it now determines if I make the team, nothing is set in stone. Worrying about the future can only deter me from my goal, distract me from my path. I have to keep straight, looking ahead to the end of this rocky road. Endure a little longer, and before you know it you've reached your destination. Don't wonder about the future, don't retrospect on the past, just do it right now.
"You must be strong now. You must never give up. And when people make you cry and you are afraid of the dark, don't forget the light is always there."
fo sho all the way audry....
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our ice skating posts match ;]