In the book: Do It Anyway Overcome your perceived physical and mental limits, there were 2 quotes that really struck me, when your an athlete. This happens to a lot of us athletes out there because of teamates and coaches the 2 quotes were:
“‘That’s fine.
They don’t need me and I don’t need them.
I quit.”’ (p.19)
”’You have the talent
and the skill to make it to the next level,
but you’re not mature enough.”’ (p.20)
I chose both of those quotes, because I really like sports. However, they both have bigger meanings, there could have been a lot of reasons why he quit, but the reason he quit was because he was benched. He didn’t want to put the work in to start, so he decided to quit, which is sad in my eyes. For the second quote, the man was talking about how a lot of coaches said that, it doesn’t just come down to talent, it comes down to the amount of work you put in, how you hold yourself accountable, and take responsability for your actions, he didn’t. Therefore that is one of the biggest regrets of his career. You would probably surprised with how many athletes are immature.