29 de Agosto, 2017
Não sejas a gazela!
Vera Gomes
Hoje é dia de treino para os 8kms no fim de Setembro (que só por milagre conseguirei corrê-los). 31 graus em Bruxelas que é equivalente a 40 em Lisboa. Toda a motivação é necessária e mesmo assim não sei se chegará...
Não faço ideia de quem seja o Eric Thomas. Mas hoje (e no dia 23 de Setembro) as palavras dele terão que estar beeeem vivinhas da silva na minha memória se este rabinho (sexy, claro) irá mexer-se e terminar o treino hoje, para terminar a corrida no fim de Setembro.
Fica a transcripção do texto, à falta de legendas.
"You heard me tell the story with the lion and the gazelle; you’re still stuck, you’re a gazelle. You are a gazelle – you need something to motivate you. What happens to the
gazelle when the lion aint chasing him? What happens is nothing. He stops running; why? Because he always needs something external to motivate him."
I wish I could tell you something else. I wish I could tell you, ‘You tired? Go take a break.’ I wish I could tell you, ‘You tired? Rest for a year.’ I wish I could tell you that it’s going to get easier – I wish I could tell you it’s going to get easier! I wish I could tell you that if you just keep going it’s going to get lighter, the weight is going to get lighter. I wish I could tell you that, but that’s not the truth.
The truth is, you got to find something within. You’ve got to find something within! And that’s got to push you! And that’s got to elevate you! And that’s got to drive you! And that’s got to move you! And when you find out what your why is – and your why’s got to be deeper than you – when you find your why, you don’t hit snooze no more. When you find your why, you find a way to make it happen."
I wish I could tell you something else. I wish I could tell you, ‘You tired? Go take a break.’ I wish I could tell you, ‘You tired? Rest for a year.’ I wish I could tell you that it’s going to get easier – I wish I could tell you it’s going to get easier! I wish I could tell you that if you just keep going it’s going to get lighter, the weight is going to get lighter. I wish I could tell you that, but that’s not the truth.
The truth is, you got to find something within. You’ve got to find something within! And that’s got to push you! And that’s got to elevate you! And that’s got to drive you! And that’s got to move you! And when you find out what your why is – and your why’s got to be deeper than you – when you find your why, you don’t hit snooze no more. When you find your why, you find a way to make it happen."