“Are you hungry, or are you just trying to find something to eat?” - Bryan Bartley
Coach Bryan Bartley says there are two types of athletes: Athletes who are hungry, and athletes who just want to eat.
A hungry athlete will hunt and find food, cook it, devour it, and if they have high character, they will clean the kitchen after they are finished. A hungry athlete will find a place to work out and play, they will find a way on the team, and they’ll find a way to make an impact no matter what gets in their way.
A person who just wants to eat will have a cabinet or refrigerator full of food but will sit at home and wait for someone to cook it for them, and if it isn’t cooked the way they want it to be cooked, they won’t eat it. An athlete who just wants to eat will work out when you make them, but only if you make them because they aren’t hungry enough to make themselves.
You have to figure out if you are hungry enough to hunt and cook, or if you just want to eat.
Too many people have big dreams but aren’t hungry enough to go make it happen.
If your dreams are big enough, it will get hard, it will make you uncomfortable, and you will question yourself.
This happens to everyone.
The ones who make their dreams come true are the ones who are hungry enough to keep hunting and cooking no matter what.
Reflection Questions: Are you hungry, or are you just trying to eat? Are you hungry enough that you are willing to hunt and cook, or are you waiting for someone to do it for you?