Excuses
I was staying the night with one of my girlfriends after a basketball game. She was the tall, talented, athletic type - and her dad was the sort of man that practiced rebounding drills with us in the driveway - and had coffee with our basketball coach once a week. You could say I looked up to him. I definitely respected his opinion. Mostly because he actually HAD an opinion to share with me - and I thought that was cool. He'd tease me about my bellbottoms and long hair. He liked to call me a "hippie" - but, mostly - he seemed to actually believe that I had talent on the basketball court. And, he believed in our entire team - all of us girls.
Lots of times, I can remember watching the games that he recorded for us - and breaking down the plays with my friend. You could always hear him giving us tips, as we played - so that when we watched it later, we'd see what it was that he saw.
So, like I was saying, we had just finished a basketball game and I went to stay the night at my girlfriend's house. We were hanging out in the living room with her entire family - just talking.I can't remember if we won or lost - because my freethrow shooting was so horrendous, that the night felt like an epic fail to me. So much so, that my friend's father asked me if I'd been putting in my time at the freethrow line.
I remember clearly, that the entire week, my coach had been working with me to help me pull in my elbow and "correct my form". While I had been much better at freethrows, previously. My "form" was off - my elbow stuck out to the right side - and, my coach wanted me to pull my elbow directly below the ball - and, follow straight through...so, I had shot the way Coach instructed me to shoot - and I missed 75% of my shots that night.
After explaining my case to my friend's dad, he let a gem of an expression go - that has stuck with me ever since that night:
"Hillary," he said, "Excuses are like assholes. Everyone's got one - and they alllll stink."
It's true. So true. And, MAN have I had a ton of excuses lately. For everything - from not working out to not going out with my friends.
So, check this video out - and let's all stop making excuses. 'Cause, really guys....they DO stink.
Lots of times, I can remember watching the games that he recorded for us - and breaking down the plays with my friend. You could always hear him giving us tips, as we played - so that when we watched it later, we'd see what it was that he saw.
So, like I was saying, we had just finished a basketball game and I went to stay the night at my girlfriend's house. We were hanging out in the living room with her entire family - just talking.I can't remember if we won or lost - because my freethrow shooting was so horrendous, that the night felt like an epic fail to me. So much so, that my friend's father asked me if I'd been putting in my time at the freethrow line.
I remember clearly, that the entire week, my coach had been working with me to help me pull in my elbow and "correct my form". While I had been much better at freethrows, previously. My "form" was off - my elbow stuck out to the right side - and, my coach wanted me to pull my elbow directly below the ball - and, follow straight through...so, I had shot the way Coach instructed me to shoot - and I missed 75% of my shots that night.
After explaining my case to my friend's dad, he let a gem of an expression go - that has stuck with me ever since that night:
"Hillary," he said, "Excuses are like assholes. Everyone's got one - and they alllll stink."
It's true. So true. And, MAN have I had a ton of excuses lately. For everything - from not working out to not going out with my friends.
So, check this video out - and let's all stop making excuses. 'Cause, really guys....they DO stink.