There are very few things that inspire me more than a good sports movie i.e. Remember the Titans, Blindside, The Most Amazing Game Ever Played, and my personal favorite, Miracle.
For those of you who don't know, Miracle is a movie about the underdog 1980 Olympic USA Hockey team that became just that - a miracle. I can't just sit and enjoy movies like this. Nope. I have to have my pen and paper on my lap the whole time (that was when I wasn't eating the delicious brownies my mom made). But besides those few moments, I was ready to write down whatever inspiring quotes flew out of the characters' mouths. And they did. They came flying right out of the screen and onto my notebook. I have a whole page dedicated to this movie in my journal. Now that you caught a glimpse of how much I love this movie, I will move on.
In the movie, the coach says,
"This cannot be a team of common men. Because common men go nowhere. You have to be uncommon."
This statement fills me with a rush of inspiration and a rush of fear at the same time. One part of my brain is screaming, "YEAH!!! Let's do this. I am amazing and uncommon!" While the other half is silently making a list of things preventing me from being uncommon. Often times, it is lists like these that prevent us from going somewhere. Fear, self-doubt, and discouragement keeps us common.
The coach, speaking of the Soviet Hockey team says the following lines:
"You don't defend them, you ATTACK them."
"Screw 'em! This is your time!"
"Screw 'em! This is your time!"
Let's not sit back and try to defend ourselves from our insecurities. Let's attack. Let's rip up the mental lists of faults and weaknesses and attack them. Let's throw away self-doubt and replace it with a vigorous belief in ourselves. Who cares about your faults? Who cares about your weaknesses? THIS IS YOUR TIME!!!! This is your time to go somewhere. And you won't get anywhere if you are common.
And that's what Jenny thinks.
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