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Here's the thing that makes life so interesting:
the theory of evolution claims only the strong shall survive
Maybe so, maybe so...
But the theory of competition says
"just because they're the strong doesn't mean they can't get their *** kicked"
That's right.
See, what every "longshot come from behind" underdog will tell you is this:
The other guy may in fact be the favourite, the odds may be stacked against you, fair enough
But what the odds don't know is this isn't a math test
This is a completely different kind of test
One where passion has a funny way of trumping logic.
So before you step up to the starting line
Before the whistle blows and the clock starts ticking...
just remember: out here the results don't always add up.
No matter what the stats may say, and the experts may think and the commentators may have predicted
when the race is on, all bets are OFF.
Don't be surprised if someone decides to
flip the script and take a pass on "yelling uncle"
And then suddenly, as the old saying goes, we got ourselves a game...
Whether or not you win this thing
you got to decide how you're gonna walk outta here when it's all set and done
'Cos the game is goin' to go on.
And there's only one rule you got to need to know about
There are NO second chances
there's only this moment ... and the next moment
Every one of those moments is a test
that you got to take one time
... and ONLY one time.
So if you see an opening, tear into it.
If you got a shot into victory, make damn sure you take it.
Seize that moment.
That moment is a crossroads
where everything you want will collide
with everything standing in your way.
You got momentum at your back
fear and doubt are thundering like a freight train straight at you
And all you got
the only difference between making history and being history
the only thing, the ONLY THING you can count on on any given moment is YOU
It's you versus them
you versus "No!", you versus "can't"
You versus "next year", "last year, "statistics", "excuses".
You versus history.
You versus the odds.
It's you versus 2nd place.
Clock's ticking.
Let's see what you've got...
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Paulo Azevedo paulo.p.azevedo@gmail.com