Too often we are scared.

Too often we are scared.
Scared of what we might not be able to do.
Scared of what people might think if we tried.
We let our fears stand in the way of our hopes.
We say no when we want to say yes.
We sit quietly when we want to scream.
And we shout at others, when we should keep our mouths shut.

Why?

After all, we do only go around once.
There’s really no time to be afraid.

So stop.

Try something you’ve never tried. Risk it.
Enter a triathlon.
Write a letter to the editor. Demand a raise.
Call winners at the toughest court. Throw away your television.
Bicycle across the United States.
Try bobsledding.

Try anything!

Speak out against the designated hitter.
Travel to a country where you don’t speak the language.
Patent something.

Call her.
You have nothing to lose and everything everything everything to gain.

~Barry Sanders


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10 Responses to “Too often we are scared.”

  1. Danny says:

    I need help. How do I change the size of navbar’s size, color, and style? Is there a way I can remove the underline?

    Please advise.

    Thank you

    Danny

  2. Ernestine says:

    Hallo

    Thank you for the beautiful post and great themes. I wish you the very best.

  3. Mary says:

    love and live by this <3

  4. Anon says:

    cool story bro.

  5. Sarah says:

    This is just awesome;everything this has to say. I needed to read this, thank you.

  6. Antoneea says:

    Frank Herbert author of Dune wrote “Fear is the death…”

  7. Emily says:

    very inspirational. thank you so much.

  8. nobody says:

    niiice that rly touched me

  9. Britt says:

    Thankyou! This is exactly what I needed to hear.It says everything. Thanks <3

  10. Jim says:

    This actually came from a Nike print ad featuring Barry Sanders. Best print ad I ever saw. Still have it (pretty beaten up, wish I could get another copy).

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