Before I start this blog post...I want you to take a look at this helmet. Are you good? You see it? Good...This helmet represents more to a few than most, but those who recognize it realize that it represents a ton of #HEART.
I realize that I may be coming off as a "homer" because I wore it, but the fact of the matter is, it represents alot more to me than most (although every fan of this helmet feels the same). This helmet represents hard work, dedication and preparation.
This helmet has won Chips (Championships) in 3, count'm, THREE different DECADES. The 80's, 90's and the 00's (and thanks to Urbana it won a few less, but hey, who's counting...). The point is, that anything less than #1 is not accepted.
In 1995, the Linganore football team won 9 out of 10 regular season games. The ONE game it lost, it lost by ONE point (I know, a loss is a loss, but we HAVE to put that loss in perspective). Out of the 8 teams that made the 2A Playoffs, Linganore was the 7 seed...SEVEN!
That didn't matter to this team. It knew that regardless of how it started or how people "viewed" it, it had to produce in crunch time to produce results. Without a home game in the Playoffs, it won every single game. Resulting in ANOTHER Championship.
Linganore went on the road to play 2 other teams (one which they had already beaten) on their way to a State Title.
I say that, to say this...It doesn't matter where you start, it matters where you finish. The end product is only as good as the amount of hard work you put in. This team went through it's ups and downs and came up smelling the roses.
Times get hard, but you have to be HARDER...The bumps and bruises you receive in life should give you the determination to keep striving for your goals 100%. If you stay down every time you get knocked down, you'll NEVER achieve your goals.
So set your goals, go hard and follow you #HEART!
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