The Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl. Yeah, yeah huzzah for them and all that. The story I want to tell is about one of their receivers, Jordy Nelson, a kid (and yes, even though he now holds the Green Bay postseason record for yards in a postseason game, I can still call a guy ten years younger than me "kid") who grew up about fifteen miles from my hometown.
Long before Nelson grabbed nine passes and scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl, before the Packers chose him in the second round of the draft, before he set Kansas State records as a senior, he was a walk-on for that Wildcat team as a freshman. And before that, he was "just" a Kansas farm kid.
He saw something he wanted and went for it.
Now he's a world champion.
Does everyone achieve what they "go for"? No. Of course not.
But the only way to guarantee failure is by not trying at all.
I don't even need to explain the correlation with writing, do I?
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12 comments:
Did you submit to Clarkesworld again? :D *Runs away*
Haha! Not yet...but when I have something worthy (or on-target) I will. I will.
I agree. No success ever comes by giving up or by being so crippled by fear that you don't use all of your potential. Focus and determination are important in everything. :D
Focus is very--look, something shiny!
(kidding...kidding)
But yes, focus. And fear? Bah, humbug. I don't believe in fear. (But it sure believes in me)
That is a great lesson, Aaron! I can whole-heartily look at stories like this and it really is what keeps me going. People just have to try, get a goal, decide one's path and do it. I love this stuff. :)
Happy writing!
Yessir, we gots to keep on keepin' on.
Cheers, Kara and right back at you.
Milo - I think I hear "Eye of the Tiger" in the background...please say it isn't so. (ha)
Their asses must fall asleep in those tight pants.
Ha!
Hell, I was born a Pittsburgh fan, but I have to admit that I was a little traitorous this time around. Gotta love the Pack. And I didn't know that about Nelson. That kid is DANGEROUS.
In the best possible way.
Hell yeah. That's the idea!
Yep, great point. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true? Mind you, I'm just hoping the Giants are reading this ...
Katey - I was a little torn (being born a child of Steeler dominance in the seventies), but the local angle had me.
Simon - hell, what about my Chiefs? They haven't seen a freaking playoff victory since '94. 94!
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