Life is unjust and this is what makes it so beautiful. Every day is a gift. Be brave and take hold of it.
Garrison KeillorRead
If you are coaching kids, the smile on a kid when he does the right thing, when he puts the ball in the net, that's the reward right there.
Interpretation
The true reward of coaching is witnessing the joy and achievement of children in sports.
This quote emphasizes the intrinsic rewards of coaching youth sports, highlighting that the most fulfilling aspect is seeing a child's happiness and success when they perform well. It reflects the idea that the impact of mentorship is measured not by accolades or personal gain, but by the joy and growth of the children being coached.
In practice
During a coaching seminar to inspire other coaches to focus on the joy of their players.
Life is unjust and this is what makes it so beautiful. Every day is a gift. Be brave and take hold of it.
Gilbert darling, don't let's ever be afraid of things. It's such dreadful slavery. Let's be daring and adventurous and expectant. Let's dance to meet life and all it can bring to us, even if it brings scads of trouble and typhoid and twins!" (Anne to Gilbert)
I am suddenly left alone again on the sunny path, with a memory of the rain.
Who wants to be a hundred? What's the point of it? A short life and a merry one is far better than a long one sustained by fear, caution, and perpetual medical surveillance.
By the time ordinary life asserted itself once more, I would feel I had already lived for a while in some other lifetime, that I had even taken over someone else's life.
I’ve lived every day to the fullest, and I’ve had a marvelous time. I’ve tried to be nice to the people I care about, and ignore the ones I don’t. I enjoy what I’ve done.
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