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Last night we had a good time at dinner! We went to a Brazilian Steak House with my Ohana, Master Lloyd, Master Donnie, and some other students form the gym.
I was excited for training with Master Lloyd today and I woke up with a cold. My entire body was weak and I am all stuffed up. I caught some sort of a bug out of nowhere. But working at the gym, I deal with a lot of people at the front desk all day everyday. After sleeping all day and tons of orange juice and soup, I am feeling a little better. Although, I am bummed out, what a way to start out the new year…Especially after the position I was going over yesterday, I was looking forward to practicing it today! I did try to pull my self together, and go in to the gym ,but it just was not happening, I felt horrible. Then , I also remembered this speech that we were given yesterday before the morning practice.
So yesterday the few people that showed up for the morning training got some words of wisdom. As we sat around Master Lloyd’s cell phone, we listened to the gentleman speak and he says..
What is the greatest word in the English dictionary? he tells us, Extraordinary!
he says again, What is the greatest word in the English dictionary?…Extraordinary!
So he asks us what is the greatest word in the English dictionary, and we respond, Extraordinary. He was getting on us about being on time for practice, and just knowing what it takes to get that medal and be up on that stand. So, my question is once again, do you know what it takes to be a World Champion?
He said that if you don’t want to go over the top, and be EXTRAORDINARY, if you don’t want to get to Brazilian JiuJitsu early to stretch out or do whatever you need to do, if you don’t want to go to bed an EXTRA 30 minutes early so you can get that EXTRA rest, then you will be ORDINARY! and that’’s the gist of it..
So my advice to you is that if you want to be outstanding and be an overachiever, then take this mans advice! You have to be willing to go over the top, in practice, in competition, in anything that you do. If you don’t, then you will be ordinary like most of the people in the world.
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