It is very rare that the conditions are ideal. There’s always a back story. You were broke, you lost your wallet, you were having a headache, you forgot to bring your phone. Probably most likely, you were hungry, tired, sleep deprived, generally discouraged and wondering if what you were doing was any good.
Big moments hardly ever come when the conditions are ideal. Our character and reputation, in fact, are manifested in all the small ones when the conditions are far from ideal.
What use is a goal keeper who is only reliable on his good days?
Tired? Hungry? Fragmented? Unhappy? Get over it. Let’s get the job done.
‘Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working’
At the end of the day, you either have reasons… or results.
A Learning a Day 