Notes

This is for those of you who are going through the fire. Those of you who are wondering, how can I keep going like this? Some of you have been through so much that you should have lost your mind. Don't think it's strange when things happen to you. Because every man, every woman, every boy, every girl will go through a time where your faith will be tested. You will hit something. And when you do, you will have a choice. Many choose to turn around. They feel a little pain, then they run away. But there is a small number who decide that the pain is worth the prize. They will do whatever is required to make it past this. I know it's hard, and I know it may look hopeless, but if you just keep pushing forward, you'll see how strong you truly are. I got here not because I'm the strongest, not because I'm the fastest, not because I'm the best, I never stopped fighting. It got harder, and it got harder, and it seemed the further I climbed, the harder it got. But I didn't stop, I didn't quit, I just kept fighting, and fighting, and fighting. Don't let this world break you. You are stronger than what you are going through. Fight your way through this battle. You have what it takes. Your greatness comes from within. And once you realize that, nothing will stop you. Nothing will keep you from being great. It's already there, you just have to feel it and know that you are placed here for a reason. Fight your way through it. Fight your way through this battle, fight your way through that academic struggle, fight your way through divorce, fight your way through boxing, fight your way through football. If it was easy, everybody would do it. You've gotten this far, if you were gonna quit, you should've quit a long time ago. You've gotten too far, you've come too far to quit now, you need to get a reward for it. I know you may be hurting, but just know, after this battle, you will come out on the better side. You have to see it, you have to feel it, you have to know that this life was made for many battles. And you were made just for a time like this.