Yes You Can!

While reading over some things John Wooden had said and written I came across a quote that really impressed me:
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

Also, add to the above, don't let past missteps and failures make you think you can't succeed at those very same things in the future.

 Most of us have a tendency to look at what is lacking in our training or athletics instead of considering our strengths. We all underestimate what we can accomplish and need to provide ourselves with daily reminders that our perceived limitations are too often self-imposed.

It all makes me think of the following story. My friend Ralph Zimmerman qualified for the Olympic Marathon Trials in 1980 at the age of 38. The trials were being held right in his backyard on a course that ran from Buffalo to Niagara Falls, Ontario. A fabulous course by the way, worthy of being the site of two Olympic Marathon Trials.
Well, one thing Ralph said that really made an impression on me was, that while attending a prerace party with the best marathoners in the country, he came to the realization that they were no different than "me" or anyone else. He added: "They put their pants on one leg at a time, they were runners just like I am ."
If you have the feeling that success is only for the 'gifted' or certain 'other' people you need to realize that this isn't the way it really is.

Lazy day---rested and stretched.
What did you do today?