Think what you want of Any Given Sunday, one of Jamie Foxx’s first blockbuster movies – but the speech delivered at the end of the movie by Al Pacino always gave me the chills. Additionally, the NFL season has graced us with a few memorable plays already this early in the season – Brett Farve anyone (see highlight at bottom of post)?
Reflecting back on Pacino’s speech after all of these years – I think I finally realize why it gets me everytime – besides the sports induced adrenaline rush the movie provides.
Each day, each hour and each minute are our inches. How we execute our inches will determine where we go. No matter how bad we want to be somewhere, without the execution of the inches there’s no way to get there. It’s like laying down your own personal rail road track to your life’s destination.
Life is a game of inches – of fighting for our inches. Life is a game of persistence. Life is a marathon – not a sprint. Life is a series of incremental steps towards the consistent improvement of the self.
Trick is, are you aware of your inches? Are you recording your inches gained or lost throughout your day? If you’re trying to get somewhere instead of staying where you currently are, you’ll need to.
Inches gained? Productive, uplifting and advancing towards your goals.
Inches lost? Lost time, laziness, procrastination and self-defeating thoughts. What good do they serve when they control you instead of the other way around?
What’s most important to take from all of this - when you do this with others, lifting others up – motivating and encouraging others to succeed … as Al Pacino puts it … “That’s all there is – now, what are you going to do?”
In case you missed it, here’s Brett Farve’s ridiculous touchdown throw with time running out to beat the Niner’s.
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