LIFE IS KINDA LIKE BOXING...

WHAT A GOOD NIGHT OF FIGHTS YESTERDAY.  I WAS IMPRESSED BY ALL OF THE FIGHTER'S WHO FACED GOOD OPPOSITION, BUT, WERE ABLE TO PUSH PAST THE ONSLAUGHT AND ULTIMATELY WIN.  IT'S GOOD TO SEE FIGHTERS, WHO HAVE THE TENACITY AND RESOLVE TO CONTINUE PUSHING FORWARD, AND PULL OFF THE WIN.  IT'S NOT EASY TO MAINTAIN FOCUS, AND STICK TO THE ORIGINAL GAMEPLAN, OR HELL, EVEN TO SWITCH THINGS UP.  ONE THING THAT I HAVE NOTICED IN BOXING, IS THE WAY THAT THEY DEAL WITH OPPOSITION, AND THEY TRY VARIOUS TACTICS, TO DEAL WITH THEIR OPPONENTS.  SOMETIMES, THEY NEED TO FIGHT OFF THE BACK FOOT AND DRAW THE OTHER FIGHTER IN, TO CAPITALIZE ON THEIR MISTAKES.  OTHER TIMES, THE OTHER FIGHTER DOESN'T DO WELL BACKING UP, SO YOU HAVE TO APPLY CONSTANT PRESSURE AND MOVE FORWARD.  THEN, THERE ARE OTHER TIMES, WHERE EVERYTHING YOU'RE TRYING IS NOT WORKING, AND YOU GOTTA FIGURE THE OPPONENT OUT AND THEN ATTEMPT TO BREAK THEM DOWN.

NOW, IN EVERYDAY LIFE, YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIFIC OPPONENT, BUT, THE PRINCIPLES STILL RING TRUE.  BOXING IS A FIGHT.  LIFE IS A FIGHT.  ESPECIALLY, IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE, OR SOMETHING TO LOSE, AND WE ALL DO, IN A WAY.  BOXING TEACHES US, TO PREPARE AND STUDY, TO BE READY FOR WHATEVER MAY COME.  IT ALSO, TEACHES US, THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU GO DOWN, IT DOES NOT MEAN IT'S OVER.  GET BACK UP, SURVIVE, AND FIGHT, UNTIL YOU HEAR THE BELL.  ALSO, IT TEACHES US, THAT IF YOU GET KNOCKED OUT BY SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T SEE COMING, IT DOESN'T MEAN YOUR CAREER IS OVER.  IT SIMPLY MEANS, THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO WORK ON.  YOU MUST BE CAUTIOUS, BUT, WILLING TO OPEN UP A BIT, TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT STRIKES.  THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE LEARNED FROM BOXING.  THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE SWEET SCIENCE, BECAUSE IT REALLY IS LIKE A CHESS MATCH.  A BOXER WILL DO THINGS, SIMPLY TO SEE WHAT THE OTHER FIGHTER'S REACTION WILL BE.  LIKE LAST NIGHT'S FIGHTS, SOMETIMES THINGS, AREN'T GOING THE WAY YOU INTEND FOR THEM TO GO, AND YOU GET BOMBARDED RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.  YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR COMPOSURE, AND MAINTAIN THE FOCUS, SO AS TO PERSEVERE.  KEEP FIGHTING THO, BECAUSE, EVERY WIN COUNTS.  FIGHTING IS OUR MOST BASIC INSTINCT, AND WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT WE GET IN THIS WORLD.  NOTHING IS GIVEN TO US.  TO THOSE THAT HAVE THAT LUXURY, THEY EVENTUALLY ARE PROVEN TO BE EASILY BEATEN, WHEN FACED WITH GOOD OPPOSITION.  TRAIN HARD, AND STUDY, IN WHAT YOU DO.  MAINTAIN FOCUS, AND KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE END GOAL.  WHEN THE TIME COMES FIGHT HARD, BUT, KEEP YOUR GUARD UP....AND WHEN YOU FEEL TIRED AND OVERWHELMED....KEEP FIGHTING.   -  925