Don't Quit

I have loved the game of basketball my entire life. I remember as a young boy bouncing the ball on a bed of pea gravel practicing desperately until eventually mastering the follow through on a lofty shot toward the beat up fiber glass board holding my bent up hoop down the farm.

Its hard to recall some of my experiences, but I will never forget the release from my hand and the sound of the net when connecting with a long range jump shot. It is one of the sweetest experiences that I have ever had. Thus my addiction, you might say, began.

It is the sport of basketball that taught me one of the hardest lessons about success. My junior year of high school, I quit the team due to selfish reasons that should have been overcome. My parents let me make the mistake. For that, I am forever grateful. Without the experience of feeling like I had given up on the team and realizing that I could do more led me to a commitment that I have kept ever since.

DON'T QUIT WHAT YOU START, UNLESS YOU ARE HURTING SOMEONE ELSE.

Thereafter, I started hearing quotes in my life like.....
      "....the only way to truly loose isn't failure, but quitting."
      "....those who stay will be champions."
      "....quitters never win and winners never quit."

It is in these moments that I have burned into my subconcsious a commitment to teammates and mentors that is uncanny. I may not always be the fastest, the best, or even with the competition. But I will finish the race and in the end I will stand on the platform with the greatest of all time.

So don't ever quit.

We had watched this video at our church on Sunday. I believe watching this won't ever allow you to quit.