Get your priority right. The pasta is the essential, the pepper is just the extra. Self-respect is the essential, others’ affirmation is just the extra. Doing what you believe is the essential, others’ approval is the extra… when u have but one choice, take the pasta.
There’s no time for practice, rehearsal or even pep talk in the field, that’s why we need to consistently do the drill until the play becomes part of our nature.
When you are sentimentally, even so beautifully, reminiscing the good old days, your competitors are working their tails off to create a greater tomorrow.
The test of your definitions for “passion” and “achievement”: would you still play your heart out in the field if there’d be no audience, no acknowledgment, no ticket income, no applause…?
