I saw this on http://cathexis.posterous.com/ March
15,
2010
The exact point of contact, physical and
psychological, between man and his sport. That is where the game is. In
the bleeding, broken hands refusing to let go because there's still time
on the clock, time for one more play. That is the test. This measure
of commitment and wherewithal of mind and body. It is not on the
scoreboard or in the victory lane. Those illustrations exist only to
make the game easier to understand from the bleachers, from living
rooms, from the outside looking in. Only when we get close do we learn where the
the game is truly played. It is in this intimacy that takes us past the
mano a mano, through the obvious battles with gravity, speed, and the
elements, to expose the vulnerabilities alongside the victories. And it
is here that we discover one simple truth about competition: In
sport as in life, the real opponent, the only real enemy, is within. "don't let your fears stand in the ways of
your dreams" rick bolton and jim hancock. No Fear, 1995