This is your match son
I hope you win
I hope you win for your sake not mine.
Beacuse winning is nice.
It's a good feeling.
Like the whole world is yours.
But it passes, this feeling.
And what lasts is what you've learned

And what you learn about is life.
That's what sports is all about.
LIFE
The whole thing is played out in an afternoon.
The happiness of life.
The miseries.
The joys.
The heartbreaks.
There is no telling what will turn up.
There's no telling how you'll do.
You might be a hero or you might
be absolutely nothing.
There's just no telling.
Too much depends on chance.
On how the ball bounces.

I'm not talking about the game son.
I'm talking about life.
But it's life that the game is all about.
Just as I said.

Beacuse every game is life.
and life is a game.
A serious one.
Dead serious.

But that's what you do with serious things.
You do your best.
You take what comes.
You take what comes.
You take what comes and you run with it.

Winning is fun.
Sure.
But winning is not the point.

Wanting to win is the point.
Not giving up is the point.
Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point.
Never letting up is the point.
Never letting anyone down is the point.

Play to win.
Sure.
But lose like a champion.
Beacuse it's not winning that counts.
What counts is trying.