The common man goes nowhere
Published: Tue, 02/14/17
“Miracle”
It’s based on a true story about the US hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The US was basically written off as a joke and the Soviets were favored to destroy them on the ice — especially since the average age of the US team was 21-years old, and some of the Soviet players had been playing for over 15 years.
Thus, the US’s win was dubbed a “miracle on ice.”
(Hence the title.)
Anyway, here’s why I bring it up:
One of the best parts of the movie is when bad ass coach Herb Brooks (played by Kurt Russell, who delivers the line brilliantly) has his team working so hard they are literally puking on the ice and about to collapse from exhaustion and says:
“This cannot be a team of common men
because common men go nowhere.
You have to be uncommon.”
Very true, Mr. Brooks.
And guess ye what?
This is GOOD news for you and me.
Why?
Because it sadly doesn’t take much to be uncommon.
These days just showing up makes you uncommon.
Even 1-2 hours per day of solid work (not being “busy”, but work) is all and you’ll do what will look to others like you’re moving mountains. Most people are lazy, unmotivated, and far more eager to find new ways to get a constant facebook, twitter, or texting-induced dopamine drip all day than accomplish something.
That’s what the common man does.
The uncommon man?
He’s doing the things he hates to do, even though he hates doing it, because it brings him closer to his goals.
He’s outworking his competition.
He’s constantly planning his next move.
And, he does the things others aren’t to get the results others don’t.
Anyway, enough clam chowder for the soul.
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Ben Settle