“With you kid I got a reason to go on and I’m gonna stay alive and I will watch you make good and I’m never leaving you.”
Mickey’s word’s to Rocky. That inspirational moment that makes movie’s magical and makes our hearts melt.
It was undeniable love between a boxer and his trainer…a man and his best friend.
I watched this movie with wide eyes and every emotion in my soul was stirred. I had the eye of the tiger. Something about this movie scene made me believe in myself. It made us all believe in ourselves.
Mickey always believed in Rocky.
Who believes in you?
When Denzel Washington played Coach Boone in “Remember the Titans” and he brought his racially segregated team to the scene where the Battle of Gettysburg took place and gave his speech, you listened.
“You listen and you take a lesson from the dead. If we don’t come together right now on this hollow ground we too will be destroyed just like they were. I don’t care if you like each other right now but you will respect each other and maybe, I don’t know, maybe will learn to play this game like men.”Bringing American history and one of America’s favorite pastimes together gave this scene monumental power. It made you realize that life too is a game and we are all brothers and sisters.
Who’s on your team? Who has your back?
Remember when Rudy got his speech from the janitor, Fortune? The kid was ready to give up until he found out Fortune played for the team. He wanted to quit because it’s easier to fail than it is to win sometimes.
“In this lifetime you don’t have to prove nothing to nobody except yourself and after what you’ve been through if you haven’t done that by now it ain’t gonna never happen!”
Amen, Fortune.
Are you a quitter?
So many movie moments come to my mind when times are tough and I want to throw in the towel. My emotions rise and fall with every good film ever made. The emotional roller coaster is what makes them great. Every movie that ever moved you deep within had an immeasurable message. There’s a moral to every story.
I often wonder what drives our inner winner to succeed. What happens when you fight till the bitter end and never give up on yourself?
You challenge not only your body and mind, but your soul too. You also challenge people around you. You become the idol, the mentor, the coach, the athlete, and the leader. You become the winner. You become the person you were meant to be.
My favorite speech. It inspires me and makes me want to change the world by changing myself first.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Nelson Mandela eloquently spoke the above words. Marianne Williamson wrote them. We should all live by them.
I truly believe we all have a light that must shine and sometimes we fear the unknown. We fear that we will become the best we can be. And, that is what raises our conscience awareness and stops us from forging ahead. We scare ourselves. Greatness is out there for each and every person. Everyone’s greatness is not the same. Not everyone desires the same things.
Our goals can be large, small, personal, professional, life changing and even earth changing.
What moves you will move others if you are passionate about it. If you do what you love, you are already winning.
Push yourself to the limits. Dig deep. Move mountains. Fight harder. Dream bigger. Do more. And, most importantly, get out of your OWN way.
We all have an inner winner within us. We were not born to fail. We were brought here to stand up and be seen, heard, and remembered.
You believe in yourself when nobody else does.
You watch your own back when your team doesn’t support you.
You never quit.
Find the fighter in you. Your heart and sheer determination will empower others.
Find the coach in you. You will be remembered for your wisdom.
Find the leader in you. Your footsteps will pave the way and inspire humankind for a lifetime.
Make that movie moment come to life. Be, live, and die with a purpose.
Make it powerful. Make it passionate. Make it personal.
When your inner being finds it’s way in this world you will finally become the winner you were born to be.
