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MAKING THE TEAM

How to Go for It When You Think You Can’t

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

—BILL COSBY

I waited with bated breath for the coach of the New York Magic to call out the starting lineup.

This was the biggest moment of my career as a soccer player. It was bigger than when I was four years old and scored my very first goal ever, or when I made it to the national championships as a teenager. Here I was, up against a hundred of the top college athletes, and I had already dug so deep to make it there. I knew that if I made it on the starting lineup of this team, then it would all ...

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