Don't  Quit!

This was submitted to the Soccer Coach's e-mail list by Michelle Parr
who runs SoccerRom.com "The Soccer Coach's Online Reference"

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   When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
   When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
   When the funds are low and the debts are high,
   And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
   When care is pressing you down a bit,
   Rest, if you must--but don't you quit.

   Life is queer with it's twists and turns,
   As everyone of us sometimes learns,
   And many a failure turns about
   When he might have won had he stuck it out;
   Don't give up, though the pace seems slow--
   You might succeed with another blow.

   Often the goal is nearer than
   it seems to a faint and faltering man,
   Often the struggler has given up
   When he might have captured the victor's cup.
   And he learned too late, when the
   night slipped down,
   How close he was to the golden crown.

   Success is failure turned inside out--
   The silver tint of the clouds of doubt--
   And you never can tell how close you are,
   It may be near when it seems afar;
   So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
   It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

I've Learned

Copyright © Kathy Kane Hansen

• I've learned-
  that you cannot make someone love you.
  All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
  The rest is up to them.
  
• I've learned-
  that no matter how much I care,
  some people just don't care back.
  
• I've learned-
  that it takes years to build up trust,
  and only seconds to destroy it.
  
• I've learned-
  that it's not what you have in your life
  but who you have in your life that counts.
  
• I've learned-
  that you can get by on charm for about
  fifteen minutes.
  After that, you'd better know something.
  
• I've learned-
  that you shouldn't compare
  yourself to the best others can do.
  
• I've learned-
  that you can do something in an instant
  that will give you heartache for life.
  
• I've learned-
  that it's taking me a long time
  to become the person I want to be.
  
• I've learned-
  that you should always leave loved ones
  with loving words. It may be the last
  time you see them.
  
• I've learned-
  that you can keep going
  long after you can't.
  
• I've learned-
  that we are responsible for what we do,
  no matter how we feel.
  
• I've learned-
  that either you control your attitude
  or it controls you.
  
• I've learned-
  that regardless of how hot and steamy
  a relationship is at first, the passion fades
  and there had better be something else to take its place.
  
• I've learned-
  that heroes are the people
  who do what has to be done
  when it needs to be done,
  regardless of the consequences.
  
• I've learned-
  that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
  
• I've learned-
  that my best friend and I can do anything
  or nothing and have the best time.
  
• I've learned-
  that sometimes the people you expect
  to kick you when you're down
  will be the ones to help you get back up.
  
• I've learned-
  that sometimes when I'm angry
  I have the right to be angry,
  but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
  
• I've learned-
  that just because someone doesn't love
  you the way you want them to doesn't
  mean they don't love you with all they have.
  
• I've learned-
  that maturity has more to do with
  what types of experiences you've had
  and what you've learned from them
  and less to do with how many
  birthdays you've celebrated.
  
• I've learned-
  that you should never tell a child
  their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
  Few things are more humiliating, and what
  a tragedy it would be if they believed it.
  
• I've learned-
  that no matter how good a friend is,
  they're going to hurt you every once in a while
  and you must forgive them for that.
  
• I've learned-
  that no matter how bad your heart is broken
  the world doesn't stop for your grief.
  
• I've learned-
  that our background and circumstances
  may have influenced who we are,
  but we are responsible for who we become.
  
• I've learned-
  that even when you think you have no more
  to give, when a friend cries out to you,
  you will find the strength to help.

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