17/07/2023
Osss!!!🙏🙏🙏
One parent asks another:
Why do you spend money and so much time on training, championships and spend so much time running to see your son fighting ❓
The other parent replies:
Well, I have a confession to make to you: I don't pay my son to fight ‼
The other parent replies:
So, if you don't pay him to train and fight what he's paying ❓
“Good”, replies the athlete’s father:
I pay for those moments when my son is so tired and he feels like he wants to give up but he doesn't.
I pay for the opportunity my child can have to make lasting friendships.
I pay for the opportunity that he can have amazing trainers who will teach him not just about the martial arts but about the fight of life.
I pay too, so my son can learn to be more disciplined.
I pay for my son to learn to take care of his body.
I pay for my son to be able to learn to work with others and to be a proud, supportive, kind and respectful member of the "TEAM".
I pay for my son to learn to deal with disappointment when he doesn't win or misses a move, even though he's practiced a thousand times, he still holds his head up and is determined to do better next time.
I pay for my son to learn to set and achieve goals.
I pay so my son can learn that it takes hours and hours and hours and hours of hard work and practice to create a champion, and that success doesn't happen overnight.
I pay so my son can be at the gym instead of getting involved with the wrong things on the streets.
I could go on and on, but to be short, I don't pay for him to train or fight, I pay for the opportunities that sport provides for my son to develop attributes that will serve him well throughout his life, and give him the opportunity to bless lives of others, respecting all spaces.
From what I've seen over many, many years, I think it's a great investment, and this is what I can leave for my children and society.
