Never Say Die!

Never Say Die

You hear it all of the time "Never Say Die". You see the athlete in competition, whether its MMA, a Grappling Match, a Track Meet or a Football game — the sport does not matter, only the actions that lead to the end result. The participant is losing and it seems as if all is lost and then the tide shifts and the athlete that appeared to done for surges and emerges victorious. 

Everyone wants to win. Wanting to win is not the hard part. Sacrificing everyday in your training, your eating habits and by passing distractions - that is the difficult task. You need to make your training your priority - no room for excuses - make your workouts and push yourself to get better, stronger and faster. Excuses for failure are common, find a way to succeed. 

How does this happen? How does one develop this "Never Say Die" attitude? Can it be developed? Or is it only in certain people? 

There are certain people born with an innate inner toughness, but if it's not cultivated, they burn out and lose it over time. Others seem to develop, grow tougher and more resilient over time. How is this done? 

There is one sure fire way to develop this Never Say Die attitude, Train Hard. Yes, the more that you sacrifice and persevere, the more you become committed to succeed and less you are able to tolerate failure. There are many times when a combatant is in a scramble, they could easily give in and let their opponent win, yet they do not allow this to happen. The time, effort and pain endured in training comes through and they "dig deep" into their soul and put forth another effort. Training with purpose will not only harden your body, but your mind as well. 

When you are training, think to yourself "What is my opponent doing? Is he training like I am? Is he sparring those extra rounds, running that additional mile and performing those few more reps? Is he pushing through the pain?" You will never be able to answer those questions, until after the contest. The best chance of success that you have is to train to your best ability and don't make excuses for not training.  

The more that you put in, the more that you will be prepared to win. Take the Samurai for example. They were in Life and Death Battles. If they lost, they were dead. In order to win, they needed to have supreme confidence. They developed this confidence through their daily training regiment and discipline. The tenants espoused by the Samurai are ones that we can base our training on to develop our Never Say Die attitude. 

As Always - Train Hard & Train Often. 

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