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SPIRIT OF A CHAMPION

by Oracles Vincent Libosso Chronicles on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 12:31pm ·

AMERICAN  HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING LEGEND JACK DEMPSEY ONCE SAID; "A CHAMPION IS SOMEONE WHO GETS UP WHEN HE CAN'T." TO THAT I BORROW A COINED ADDED POSTSCRIPT-'IF THEY WANT TO BE REMEMBERED AS A CHAMPION,THEY STAY DOWN WHEN THEY CAN TOO.'

THE AMERICANS HAVE SAID MANY SMART THINGS- AMONG THEM, "NEVER EAT AT A PLACE CALLED 'MOM'S', MESS WITH A DUDE CALLED "DOC" OR SLEEP WITH A WOMAN WHO DRINKS WORSE THAN YOU DO.THEY ALSO SAID THAT THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A FREE LUNCH.

LIONS NEVER GO AFTER THE WEAKEST OR SLOWEST PREY.THEY TARGET A JUICY MEMBER OF THE HERD- THEN CHASE IT DOWN, FOR BETTER OR DROUGHT.WHAT MORAL DO I SEE IN THIS DECIDEDLY UNROMANTIC TALE? DON'T GO FOR THE TAIL ENDS IN LIFE. SET THE BAR HIGH, FOCUS, HAVE DRIVE, AND IF YOU FLOP- THEN WHAT A GLORIOUS FAILURE ONE HAS BEEN! BEING MEDIOCRE IS SAFE AND EASY. BUT IT TAKES AS MUCH GUTS TO BE A BRILLIANT FAILURE, AS IT DOES TO BE A STAR.