one step more

So, Carell reminded me the other day that I have been remiss in my quotes this year, and I am truly sorry that I have been such a flake about them. I have actually been really busy with work this year (honest!), so it has caused me to neglect my duties as quote-meister. But, in honor of the fact that the girls' lacrosse team is playing in a state tournament play-off game this Friday, I am going to send inspiring quotes every day for as long as we continue in the tournament. Go Tigers! (Although really, isn't a female a Tigress? So a girls' team would be Tigresses? I digress...)

"I've always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up." --Beverly Sills

Exceeding expectations. Who knows how people expected our lacrosse team to do this year, since we are facing more difficult opponents? Maybe they didn't expect us to make it this far, but we did. Now, we have a game against Father Ryan, who narrowly beat us in overtime the last time we played them. As, I recall they were a very cocky (and rather obnoxious) team, and they didn't seem to expect that we would be much of a challenge. This Friday, we will challenge them, and we will challenge ourselves.

You always hear the phrase, "go the extra mile"...well, I am saying, focus on going the extra step. That's all it takes...one step farther, one step faster, one step ahead. Go past where people expect you to end up. And when we step past Father Ryan this Friday, we will step on into the next round of the tournament.

So, step up. And get ready for this game on Friday (I may be driving one of the short buses, so that gives you enough reason to get excited right there!)