Will You Be Ready?
Abraham Lincoln once said, "I will prepare, and some day my
chance will come." When his chance came, he was ready.
During his seminary years, one priest-in-training sported a
T-shirt that never failed to bring chuckles. Across the front was
emblazoned: "Expectant Father." His chance came and he, too, was
ready!
When your chance comes, will you be ready?
Hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky was always ready. He broke almost
every record imaginable and is known as the greatest hockey
player of all time.
Gretzky is not particularly big for his sport -- he stands at 5
feet 11 inches tall and weighs in at 170 pounds. He never skated
particularly fast, his shot was not high-powered and he often
placed dead last on regular strength tests administered to his
team. So what made "The Great One" so great? He was ready.
Gretzky attributes his stardom to practice and preparation.
He practiced stick handling in the off-season with a tennis ball,
as the ball was harder to control than a puck. In practice he
innovated. He practiced bouncing the puck off the sideboards to
his teammates until that technique became a regular part of his
play. Then he worked on bouncing the puck off the net! He became
so accomplished at these maneuvers that he sometimes said,
"People say there's only six men on the ice, but really, if you
use the angle of deflection of the board, there's seven. If you
count the net, that's eight. From the opening face-off, I always
figure we have 'em eight-on-six."
What made "The Great One" so great? Gretzky was always the best
prepared member of his team. He was ready.
It's been said, "If you want your ship to come in, you must build
a dock." When your chance comes, will you be ready?
~ Steve Goodier ~
[ by: Steve Goodier (LifeSupport@yahoogroups.com) -- {used with permission} ]
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