FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD - 11" by 17" Matte Poster - FREE SHIPPING

If I Were a Wrestling Coach...

I would gather my team together, point to this picture, and say:

“Do you know what those words mean?

Fortune favors the bold.

They've been saying some version of that for more than two thousand years.

And I want you to understand why.

Because when two wrestlers step onto a mat, the difference isn't always strength.

It isn't always talent.

And it sure isn't always who knows the most moves.

Sometimes the difference is much simpler.

One of them is willing to go first.

One wrestler sees an opening and thinks about it.

The other sees it and takes the shot.

One waits until he's sure.

The other understands that in wrestling, you're almost never sure.

You commit anyway.

That's what being bold means.

It doesn't mean being reckless.

It doesn't mean you aren't afraid.

And it doesn't mean you're guaranteed to win.

It means you're willing to risk losing in order to have a chance to win.

Remember that.

Because I've watched wrestlers lose matches without ever really going after them.

They waited.

They circled.

They looked for the perfect opportunity.

And then the whistle blew.

There is nothing I can teach you that will eliminate risk.

Every shot can be countered.

Every move can fail.

Every time you step forward, you leave something exposed.

That's wrestling.

And someday you'll discover that's life, too.

There will be opportunities you aren't certain about.

Decisions where nobody can tell you how they'll turn out.

Moments when staying where you are feels a whole lot safer than stepping forward.

When those moments come, I hope you remember this room.

Because I'd rather watch you take your best shot and fail than spend your life wondering what would have happened if you had.

So when you see the opening...

Step forward.

Take the shot.

Trust what you've trained for.

And accept whatever comes next.

Because the wrestler who takes the shot might lose.

But the wrestler who never takes it...

has already lost something the bold one never will.

The chance to find out what he was capable of.

Fortune favors the bold.

FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD - 11" by 17" Matte Poster - FREE SHIPPING

Now go wrestle that way.”

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