Look at an old team photo in ten years. You’ll care less about the record and more about where everyone ended up.
REFLECTION
WHAT THIS MEANS
A record gets you through a season and then stops being interesting, even to the people who set it. What holds up in an old photo is the people: who you sat beside, who you argued with, where everybody ended up afterwards. You will find yourself scanning faces rather than trying to remember results.
Learn one thing about a teammate this season that has nothing to do with the sport. Then save a group photo somewhere you will still be able to find it in ten years.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Where do you hope your old teammates ended up?
MORE IN MEANING & PERSPECTIVE
- You live within shouting distance of dozens of people whose names you don’t know. That’s a lot of untapped good.
- At twenty you usually have more time than money. Spend the time like it’s the rich part, because it is.
- Most of your body’s weight is elements that were forged inside stars. You’re not as ordinary as you feel.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.