My biggest takeaway from this weekend is we have to be sure we focus on controlling the things we can control and letting go of the things that are beyond our control (officials, unlucky bounces, the last play, etc.). We need to focus on the things we can always control, namely our attitude and effort. When I was your age, my dad put this quote up on our fridge, and I've never forgotten it:
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church....a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes.”
― Charles R. Swindoll
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