Robservations: Inspiring those who protect us
Now, I know you die-hard ‘Robservation’ fans will probably be ticked off at this week’s column.
But, with war all over our TV screens, it’s honestly hard to think of the types of things that will make our friendly neighborhood readers flip head over heels about today’s sports section.
Bottom line, today, I’ve been watching the war, much like all of you have, on the color TV in your friendly neighborhood sports office.
So, today, just today, I’ve not been thinking that much about sports. I’ve been thinking more about who is out there, right now, protecting all of us, and what it takes to do what all of those men and women know they have to do each and every day.
It’s mind-boggling, when you think of it.
They’re just doing their jobs, but at the same time, they’re working for all of us, every minute of the day.
So, for them, and for all of us, I offer this selection of quotes. Hopefully, it will provide inspiration.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. — Vince Lombardi
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. — Michael Jordan
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. — John Wooden
If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat. — Herschel Walker
The minute you start talking about what you’re going to do if you lose, you have lost. — George Shultz
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. — William A. Ward
Sweat plus sacrifice equals success. — Charlie Finley
You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do. — A.J. Kitt
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. — Archie Griffen, two-time Heisman winner ( 5-ft. 9)
There’s no substitute for guts. — Paul Bear Bryant
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser. — Lou Holtz
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging — Hank Aaron
Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks. — Joe Paterno
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. — Joe Paterno
It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. — Muhammad Ali
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. — Honore de Balzac
Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. — Bo Jackson
I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it. — Gale Sayers.
To succeed…You need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you. — Tony Dorsett