Archive for March, 2011
“Greatest lesson learned from someone else”
My first ever hockey try-outs were in my Atom year at the Burnaby Winter Club. This is where I was taught my greatest lesson learned so far. I still remember the exact words that my dad told me, “Always think to yourself… anything that [they] can do [you] can do better.” Now this doesn’t imply any arrogance or “cocky-ness”. What my father wanted to tell me was to never second guess myself and believe in my own ability. Why settle for second place and assume someone else is better than you? Why let someone else stand over you when you can be just as tall? This lesson has taught me to never settle for anything less than I am capable of. Hard work, determination, and an inner will are all needed to “make it onto the team”. I ended up being very successful with minor hockey and have brought this attitude into everything I do.