Poems

I found this poem on another site and wanted to post it...I am going to print it and include it in their "buckets" that we send them off with during tournaments...I wasn't going to post it but there are only a few girls that get on the blog anyway, so I wanted to share it with the "regulars" that visit the site daily. I found this one and two others that I think are appropriate and will include them all in their buckets! I need to get to work on my own poem....

Winners

Winners take chances like everyone else,
They fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them.

Winners don’t give up,
When life gets tough, they hang in until the going gets better.

Winners are flexible.
They realize there is more than one way and they are willing to try others.

Winners know they are not perfect.
They respect their weaknesses while making the most of their strengths.

Winners fall, but they don’t stay down.
They stubbornly refuse to let a fall keep them from climbing.

Winners don’t blame fate for their failures,
Nor luck for their successes.

Winners accept responsibility for their lives.

Winners are positive thinkers who see good in all things.
From the ordinary, they make the extraordinary.

Winners believe in the path they have chosen even when it’s hard,
Even when others can’t see where they are going.

Winners are patient.
They know a goal is only as worthy as the effort that’s required to achieve it.

Winners are people like you.
They make this world a better place to be.

- Nancy Sims