How Badly Do You Want It?

How Badly Do You Want it?


A senior quarterback asked a retired old coach why his team could not win. He told him no matter how hard they worked, whatever sacrifices they had made, what more could they do, why could they not win.

The old coach simply said “Follow me” and walked the quarterback down to the edge of the lake, and then forcefully immersed the young man’s head into water. After several seconds, the quarterback began to fight for air, the coach removed his head from the water and allowed him to breath.

The quarterback regained his composure and the old coach replied, “Young man, when you and your teammates want to win as badly as you wanted that next breath of air, that’s when you will win!”

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No matter how strong you are, no matter how capable you can be, you have a breaking point. All we can do is extend the limit of that breaking point; bit by bit. Ask yourself. Are you, as a flyer, tired while executing the stunts? Well, the bases are. Are you, as a base, losing your strength and no giving your all during a stunt execution? Well, the flyers are.

Everyone, in the 16 man routine is tired. But you can’t give up, because I know I won’t. Everyone has worked so hard for it. The scolding we received, the injures that were caused as well as the mental weakness we overcome. Is it fair for anyone to give up just like that? It has all come down to the point to how bad do you want it.

Seriously, how bad do you want to win? 2009 Cheerobics. We lose to no one but ourselves. We have a winning routine but we did not execute it. Why is that? Self destruction; that’s it. This year, we are confident. But how far can confidence get you? I want to win real bad, so bad that I can taste it. I don’t want to walk home empty-handed again.

I ensure I will go all out in the routine. But everyone has to as well. We must head towards a same common goal; to become the best in whatever we do. Pyramids, partner stunts, gymnastics, cheer, dance, transitions. That is the ability of a champion. To cover the every aspect that will ensure our victory. Do you have what it takes?

Keep fighting, keep chasing whoever’s back you are staring down at and aim to catch up; aim to surpass. Fight to breathe like the quarterback and his team. As long as everyone keep wanting to win as badly as they wanted that next breathe of air, we will win. As long as everyone wants to win more badly that the other teams, we will win.

Now ask yourself “How bad do you want to win?”