Olympic Failure?
I’ve been watching the Summer Games of the Olympics along with millions of others around the world. Last night was the women’s gymnastics team final. Team China was dazzling and scored more points than Team USA to capture the gold medal. I know the young women on the USA team are disappointed in their performance and in having to settle for the silver. Most of us have experienced that kind of disappointment and sense of failure. My hope is that they can quickly put the events of yesterday where they belong - in the past. I love this quote, which helps to put success and failure into perspective for all of us.
“Success is never final and failure never fatal. It is courage that counts.” — George F. Tilton
Randy Goruk said,
August 13, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
With the Silver Medal hanging around their necks, the US women’s gymnastic team and coaching staff should be proud of their accomplishment - and this quote comes to mind for me;
Learn from the past
Enjoy the present
Build for the future
Leopold O. Walder
Alex Dashkevich said,
August 21, 2008 @ 7:20 am
I think your quotes are nice inspiration in life in general. But when it comes to competitive sports, especially at such a high level, a more appropriate quote might be
“Second Place is the first loser”.
Nobody wants to settle for silver. But don’t worry - it looks like teh US Gymnasts picked themselves up nicely in the individual events. Maybe they just don’t value teamwork?