Not ordinary,but extraordinary
Good morning!
Muhammad Ali once said, I don't count the sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That's what makes you a champion. He has taught me 3 rules to become not ordinary, but extraordinary.
The first rule - set no limit. “This is the best I can do. It’s easy to choose to be ordinary; scratching off that limit is the first step to become extraordinary. When the world thought no Asian Sprinter can break into 10-second, Su Bingtian set a record of 9.83 sec in the Tokyo Olympic Games. As the fastest Asian Sprinter ever, he said,Don’t let stereotype about sprinters’race, age or ability limit your own growth. Despite the age, the 32-year-old Chinese Sprinter has already commenced training for the Pairs Olympics in 2024. If you can stop limiting yourself, you are already not ordinary.
Rule No.2-aim high. Before he won the title of Mr.Universe,Arnold Schwarzenegger pumped irons in the gym 5 hours a day, 6 days a week for 2 years. While the training is ferocious, he took every set with a smile. When people asked him why, he said I’m shooting for a goal. And at the age of 20, he became the youngest ever Mr.Universe.People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. Anold could have chosen a lower goal to live an ordinary life and vet he aimed high. And that makes him extraordinary.
Rule No.3-endure failures. The pursuit of extraordinariness is often paused by failures. While losers choose to stay down, the extraordinary ones always get up and march on. Michael Jordan said, To become a successful player, I missed more than 9000 shoes in my career. I’ve failed over and over again and that is why I succeed. In order to become extraordinary, we have to fight through the set-backs. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
Carl Jung said, I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. So, my fellow friends and dear judges, we can all become extraordinary. It’s not a title bestowed by others but a choice to make. Let us choose to be not ordinary but extraordinary. Never limit yourself, aim high, endure failures and enjoy successes!