[Nfbk] Winners Do Not Always Finish First

[Joey Couch]

When something like this comes across my email it is all ways good to
pass it along I am glad you all enjoyed it it is all so quite true as
well.
Every one have a good weekend.

On 2/24/12, John Glisson <j.glisson at insightbb.com> wrote:
> My beliefs exactly, Joey. Thanks for sharing!!!  John g.
>
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> Subject: [Nfbk] Winners Do Not Always Finish First
>
> "Winners Do Not Always Finish First"
>
> Winners do not always finish first. This observation seems
> contradictory-finishing first is what winning means. We are taught
> from early on that life's winners are those who come out on top, who
> make the most money, who score the highest, jump the farthest, and run
> the fastest. Very often, to those with the so-called "winning
> attitude," life is a fierce competition: everyone is a competitor,
> each person a threat, and in order for one person to win, everyone
> else must lose.
>
> But this is not the only way to see the world. In some situations-in
> fact, most of the truly meaningful ones-we only truly win if we've
> helped someone else win too. All successful marriages, families, and
> even communities eventually understand this. Sometimes, young people
> seem to understand it better than we adults do.
>
> Thirteen-year-old Spencer Zimmerman was an accomplished triathlete.
> But he decided that it wasn't enough for him to win if he couldn't
> help someone else win too. So for one triathlon, he brought along his
> friend Dayton, who has cerebral palsy. "He should have the opportunity
> to do and enjoy what everybody else does," Spencer said.
>
> Spencer swam 500 meters, biked 12 miles, and ran over 3 miles with
> Dayton either tethered behind him or in a stroller in front of him. "I
> knew that Dayton was five feet from me the whole time," Spencer said.
> "It was awesome to know that one of my really good friends could be
> with me."
>
> At a young age, Spencer and Dayton have already discovered some of
> life's greatest secrets: Winning comes not just in competing but in
> caring; victory is more an act of selflessness than an act of
> supremacy. Strength is found not only in the strong but in a
> kindhearted approach to life. And winners do not always finish first.
>
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