Before the inks even dry, the history books
are being rewritten. Life is gonna- We all get knocked down, in every aspect of life. At some point, everything's gonna go
south on you. Everything's gonna go south and you're gonna say this is it. This is
how I am. We all get hit on the Blind Side by life. A lot of things gonna happen
that will catch you off-guard you can lose your family you can lose your job lose your home, lose your car, they could
say you can't come back but during those down moments, that's where the growth takes place. I've been fighting my whole life. Every punch, every throw. May I remind you? No what matter what you have been through, you had to go through it to get right here. We can fight our way back into the light. So what do you do when you fall down? You embrace the failure. Recycle your pain. Get something from it. You are already in pain. Use it, do something with it. Allow it to take you to the next level. Allow your pain to push you to greatness. Some of the greatest things you will ever learn and some of the greatest
changes in your life will be pain. It doesn't matter about what
happens to you, what matters is what are you going to do about it?
You can decide that you're going to stand up to life. Let's go! Get up! Sometimes in life you have to hit back.
This is how you think. It's time for us to stand.
I'm not gonna let this get me down, I'm not gonna let this destroy me.
There are some things that you gotta go through,
there are certain pitfalls that you gotta fall in. You have got to make a declaration.
Just say I am a conqueror! I'm unstoppable. There's nothing I can't achieve. You've got to be willing to harvest your will
in spite of what you went through, in spite of how you suffer, you're still looking at your dream- say to yourself, it is not over until I win. Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do something. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. So
the secret to real happiness is progress. Progress equals happiness and
if we can make progress on a regular basis, we feel alive. See the universe
responds to the man or woman that refuses to be denied. Don't get caught up in well
I tried it four or five times and things didn't work out. If there's
something that you want and you're hungry for it, you've got to do whatever is
necessary until and when you give the best you can and that's not enough, you
must do what is required. There's something in you that said there's a
bigger life waiting for me, calling my name there's something in you that says
I'm on my way to a greater life. Regardless of what comes down the pipe, that you're always looking for a way to get off, always looking for a way that you break through, always looking for a way that you can win, always looking for a way that you can strike a telling blow.
There's greatness in you. You have got to be relentless. See the last chapter to your life has
not been written yet and it doesn't matter about what happened yesterday.
I deserve this and I'm not going to let anything stop me. We all get knocked down.
In every aspect of life. We all get hit on the blindside.
Knocked upside the head.
At some point everything is going to go south and you are going to say, this is it, this is how I end. During those down moments.
That's where the growth takes place. Do you hear me? Some of you have been knocked out by life. The real challenge of growth - mentally, emotionally and spiritually
comes when you get knocked down. I want my daughter back.
I am her father. Unfortunately that is not enough.
May I remind you? That you were born in the dark. Shaped by the dark. Molded by the dark.
So what do you do when you fall down? We can fight our way back.. into the light. Recycle your pain.
Get something from it. You are already in pain. Use it, do something with it.
Allow it to take you to the next level. Allow our pain to push you to greatness.
GET UP! GET UP! Sometimes in life you have to hit back!
Everybody that trying to stop you, everybody that trying to kill your dream. You gonna prove all of them wrong. I don't care what the scoreboard says.
We are going to be winners! So now you gotta go and show them that I am a different creature, NOW!
than I was 5 minutes ago. THIS IS YOUR TIME. Now go out there and take it!
You know what you are worth, now go out and get what you are worth. Again and again and again. The lights are cut off but you are still looking at your dream, reviewing it every day. And saying to yourself: 'IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL I WIN!' Make a declaration to yourself - I am unstoppable! This will not get me down!
LIVE YOUR LIFE NOW! LIVE YOUR DREAMS NOW! There's gotta be those days you push through. They probably gonna be more numerous than the days you don't. And I think that's something to be mindful of as well.
Try to imagine your life when you'd make that easy choice next time.
What is that gonna do? Is that gonna keep you away from your dreams? Are you gonna regret that later?
You know, a lot of opportunities appear only once in life.
And you skip that taking the easy choice. They are probably gone forever.
You can dream of the kind of life you want. You can dream of the kind of change you want.
You can dream of the kind of future you want. But until you wake up and begin to plan to get there,
it will only be a dream. If you don't get up and actually do something, do anything... those positive emotions will never have the pportunity to follow those actions.
You'll just be stuck in a lazy, demotivated hole for as long as you choose to be. And so, the benefit of discipline in my eyes has always been that through discipline I get things done.
You told us that you are about to start working out. You told us that you are going to start a business
but when are you gonna do that? Your number 1 job is to become more of yourself.
And sometimes, a big part of success is just not being lazy.
And just doing it. It's like 90% of it is just showing up. Get there and start working.
Like, you're not gonna feel perfect every day. Effort.
EFFORT! Man, I see so many people talking about hustle, hard work, determination, grind, work ethic.
At the end of the day, when I look at the body of people, the men and women I've worked with around the world, at the end of the day it's EFFORT!
Do I not have enough time? Or am I being lazy? And lazy comes in two different flavors.
Lazy comes in two distinct flavors. Lazy comes in one flavor - which means not working.
And you might be saying: Hey, I'm constantly working! I'm constantly learning!
That's an easy rebuttal. But the second flavor of lazy is not doing what it needs to be done. It means holding out on doing what you know is necessary but hard to do. It was my destiny to be king, to be the best. It was
in me. Wasn't nobody that can lift more weight than me. I ruled my domain. Doctors told me before my last
competition, if you go out there you could die trying to live that much
weight. I was faced with death and I chose. I chose gladly. I was happy. I
looked at my doctor like he was crazy you think I'm not gonna compete after
all the work? This is what I live for. I am obsessed with this so if it costs my
life, if I die in the pursuit of my obsession, my magnificent obsession then
so be it. Today in front of the largest crowd I ever performed in front of, if I
die in pursuit of my magnificent obsession, so be it. Good. I'm glad I went out
doing what I love. So you gotta do do me a huge favor,
you gotta do me a huge favor. You gotta get to the point where you don't need a car anymore, you don't need a house anymore, you're don't need to be pushed by
anybody anymore your dreams, your why is gonna push you,
your spouse is gonna push you, your child is gonna push you, the need to get better
is going to push you because you're closer than your ever going to be. It's
gonna push you. You don't need anything to push you. Your goals are gonna push
you, your dreams are gonna push you, the opportunity of a lifetime that happens
in this particular time-frame is gonna push you. It's gonna drive you, it's going
to make you better. So do me a favor as I leave, as I leave, you can't be average
anymore. 70% you can't do it. You can't do it and have what you want, you
can't give me 70 and be what you want you can't give me 70 and do what you
want, you can't be average anymore, you can't be good anymore. 80 percent you
can't be good anymore, 80 percent and have what you want. You can't be good at
something and have everything you dreamed of to make your dreams be come real
to no longer dream about but walk in them, you can't. 90 percent you can be
good, you can be good, you can be great but you still won't get it all. I'm telling you, when you become phenomenal there's nothing you can't have, nothing you can't do, nothing you can't
be and I just- I believe that you're in this room right now, I believe that we are in
the same space right now, I believe we're all in this place together listen to me
I believe that we're all in this place together because all of us, all of us
ain't average. None of us want to be good and for those of us who reach greatness we have a desire to push past greatness and see what phenomenal looks like so I need everybody in the room when you think about your goal and you think
about your dream, I need you understand as I said to my wife in that hospital
room, I can. I will. I must. I need everybody to say it with me, I can, I will, I
must. Come on I can I will I must, again I can I will I must. Now, now for those of
you, you want it all, every single dream every single goal as I say it for those
of you who really want it, you- you're going to say it and you're gonna
stand and you're gonna say it like you mean it. I can I will I must come on I
can I will I must come on I can I will I must now say it like you mean it
I can I will I must. Again! I can I will I must. Again. I can I will I must. Now I
need you to think about that loved one that- that- that- that individual that you have to do this for. I need you to say it with
me. I can I will I must come on for that individual I can I will I must for that
person I can I will I must for that thing you want to accomplish I can I
will I must again I can I will I must. Now I want you to think about that hurdle. I
want you to think about that thing that keeps pressing you down. I want you to
think about that- that mountain that's hard to climb. I want you to think about
that thing that you just can't seem to get over. We're gonna get over it today
we're gonna get over it, we're gonna get over it together.
I can I will I must. We're gonna add to it I can get over it, I will get over it
I must get over it. Ready I can get over it I will get over it I must get over it. Come on come on I
can get over it I will get over it I I must get over it. I know something about
you. I know you're not a quitter, I know you're a survivor, I know you're a
survivor, you're watching me right now, I know something about you. You are a
survivor so I want you to get off this I want you to cut it off, I want you to go
in the mirror and I want you to make the rest of your life, the best of your life.
I can I will I must it's your boy ET. Don't really want to get up and get out of bed? Yah. I get up and get out of bed. I don't really want to work out, I work
out. I really don't want to hammer on a project, I
hammer on the project. As an overall rule I do not like procrastination. You need
to get things done but if you are going
to rest that is one thing that you should procrastinate on, that's the one
thing I want you to put off until tomorrow. Now these could be signals that you need
some time off and those signals might be right. They could be
correct, but don't take today off. Don't give in to the immediate
gratification that is whispering in your ear, shut that down. Do not listen to that
little voice instead go through the motions, lift the weights, sprint the hill,
work on the project, get out of bed. Wolf on the hill is never as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill. it's not easy going it alone
but if you keep going, stay true to yourself it will be worth it in the end. The hardest walk you can make is the walk you make alone, but that is the walk that makes you the strongest.
That is the walk that builds your character the most. To all of you fighting battles alone. To all of you going against the grain, battling the naysayers: Stay strong! Keep going!
STAY STRONG. KEEP GOING. This walk is hard. But the hardest walks lead to the greatest destinations. The toughest climbs always lead to the best views!
It WILL be worth it in the end. And if you show what you are made of, the RIGHT people will show up in your life You won’t be a lone wolf forever. You have qualities only few can admire, because most don’t possess. You have strength only few can understand, because most have never experienced. So don’t give in.
Don’t settle. Don’t lower your expectations to fit into the world.
You were born to STAND OUT. You were born to LEAD.
LEAD THE PACK. They say the wolf on the hill is never as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill. Always be that wolf, climbing the hill.
Always hungry for more! Always hungry to grow, to feed your mind and to rise to the highest level YOU can take yourself. Never looking back
Always looking forward, to the next feast. Feast of success, in whatever you do. It doesn’t matter if you have to walk alone for a while. It is much better to walk alone in the right direction, than to follow the herd walking in the wrong direction. STAY STRONG!
BE DIFFERENT! Your destiny is in your hands!
Get out there and hunt it! There are going to be times in your life
where you are kicked down where you feel like you can't go on
anymore, where you don't feel like getting out of bed, where you feel like
you are beat down and the weight of the world is on your shoulders
and you're not sure if you could carry this thing anymore. I'd be lying to you
if I said I never have down periods, that I don't feel depressed, that I don't feel
anxious, that I don't feel sad, that I don't feel like the world is kicking my tail
but you gotta find a way. You gotta find something to keep going,
to keep pushing forward to just give that little boost to push
you through the day to push you
through tomorrow and the next day, until you get out of
this funk. You gotta find something inside you to do it
and you got to understand that it's a test it's a test of you will, of your grit, of your
mental toughness and the more brilliant you are,
the more you will be tested you fight through the depression, you
fight through the anxiety, you fight through the stress, you fight through all
of the negative, all of the circumstances around you that are beating you down to
your knees and you just got to stand up. Listen to me very closely, you gotta hear
what I'm saying. Pain is temporary. If you push through
the gates will open that you will reach your goals, your targets and you will become the best you if you keep moving on foot after the other after the other. Pain is going to take you to the next level. I know what you are feeling but you got to work through it and if you work through your pain on the other side is a reward. Your pain is not permanent you can get through this, you are bigger than your pain you are better than that. I have been trying to get that into your spirit, I have been trying to get you to celebrate pain. How strong are you
mentally, to fight through this thing? You gonna work through this. So you are going to get up, you are going to get dressed and do what you have been called to do, you are going to be what you have been called to be and you will prove to everybody that tried to break you you are going to prove them wrong, everybody that tried to stop you, everybody that tried to kill your dream you are going to prove all of them wrong. Anybody can be good when times are
good but when things are bad in your life, how good are you gonna be because that's the test of you as a human being. Will you show up? Will you bring it? So bring it. As you begin to feel that
you deserve it, your passion and goal is so strong, the fears won't matter. What
are the things that you fear that's been keeping you from living your dream,
that's been keeping you from doing some things that you would like to do.
Just think about those things and how do we begin to handle that? Abraham Maslow
said that- that life is about growth and he said you could either go back to your
comfort zone and there you won't find any growth or you must be willing to go
forward and face your fears again and again and again because you're never
going to have a fear free existence I mean some fear is acceptable and legitimate.
There are some things that you- you really should be afraid of. Now you
shouldn't allow it to immobilize, you- you acknowledge it, you take it into account
and you carry yourself accordingly. There are times that we should proceed with
caution but it's the difference between being stopped by fear, it's the difference
between having a fear and the fear having you. It's not your circumstances
or your situation that determines if you're gonna be successful or not. I've been
telling you it's your mindset, it's the way you see it so deciding as you look at
your life, as you look into the future and say what fears am i holding onto?
What fears that I'm allowing to imprison me, that's keeping me from breaking out,
that's keeping me from living up to my true potential, that's keeping me from
really being happy, that's keeping me from having a sense of adventure and
excitement in my life. What's- what's keeping me from controlling my destiny,
what fears that I'm giving that permission to. Notice what I said. That we
must give our permission to fear, to immobilize us because whatever
discomfort you experience you've got to handle it. Make a declaration
to yourself. Declare all-out war that you're going to get out of this rut. Got
to go up in there and wrestle with it. Will it be easy, no.
Will it be challenging, yes. What do you want me to tell you? That it's gonna be a
picnic? No, it's not. It's gonna kick your butt?
Yes, it is. I said to myself, I will never go back to this again. I said I will
never be treated like that again. I will never go through what I went through
again. Are you gonna wanna die? Yes. yes that's a part of it but that's just what you
must go through in order to get where you want to go and guess what? You are
strong enough to do it. You're strong enough and your life is worth whatever
you have to go through. This dream you got, whatever you want to do, will it be
easy to just run out there and do it? No. Will it happen overnight? No. Will it be a struggle? Yes. Will there be times when you can't make
ends meet? Yes, that's a part of it. Will there be times you won't know what to do?
Yes, that's a part of it. There were days I didn't want to get up, there was days
that I didn't want to put my clothes on. There was days I didn't want to face the world, are
you hearing what I'm saying? But this is only the beginning. This is not the end.
This is not where I want you to be for the rest of your life. Decide that
you're going to begin to live life on a new level, seeking out new horizons. That
you're gonna find more love and more joy and more ways to give and so I was blessed
because I went through so much pain that that pain actually pushed me, oh you
better hear what I'm telling you today I'm telling you that, that pain pushed me to prosperity that pain pushed me to greatness. You
can either live your dreams or live your fears. You have got to get to a point where you say I'm sick and tired of living like this, there's gotta be more. That's, see that's when people go out and
strike out on their dreams, that's when people get out of relationships where
they're dying together rather than growing together, listen to me very
closely you gotta hear what I'm saying. I've been trying to tell you for the
last two years that pain is temporary.
