07/30/2025
Start teaching this life lesson in schools.
Athlete: Coach, is it really so bad if I have a drink? Sometimes I just want to feel normal—have fun like everyone else.
Coach: You can. No one’s stopping you. It’s your life.
Athlete: What about smoking? Or even getting high now and then—just to feel free for a night.
Coach: You’re free to choose any path. But not free from what it costs.
Athlete: Why does it feel like I can’t have both—fun and greatness?
Coach: Because you can’t. You can have anything, but not everything. Dreams demand sacrifice.
Athlete: So I have to give up all the fun?
Coach: Not all. Just the kind that steals from your future. Every shortcut takes something from the finish line.
Athlete: So it’s a choice.
Coach: Always. The easy road is full of noise. The hard one leads to glory. Only you decide which is worth more.