How Badly Do You Want It?
I was recently revisiting Craig Groeschel’s book Chazown, and came across this story captured which captured my attention again. It’s a story about passion and the dedicated pursuit of that passion. For me, it acts as a reminder of the price we must all pay to achieve the vision we hope to accomplish with our lives.
A fan once said to a champion golfer, “I’d love to play golf like you do.”
The champion looked at the man and said, “No, you wouldn’t.”
Startled, the man said, “Oh yeah? I’d give anything to do what you do.”
Again the pro golfer answered, “No, you wouldn’t.”
The fan persisted until the man explained. “So many people say that to me. But no one is willing to do what I did in order to do what I do. I used to get up at 5 a.m. every day and hit golf balls until my hands bled. I would hit and hit and hit and hit and continue practicing hours after everyone else was gone. No one is willing to do what I did, but everyone wants to do what I do.”
Dedication. Sacrifice. Dedication. And more sacrifice. I think I’ll print this one out and hang in my office. It will serve as a reminder that pursuing passion is difficult, but worth the sacrifice when our vision finally becomes a reality.
