Execution is Greater than Desire

A lot of times I hear “that guy wanted it more than the other guy”.
Someone can want it “more” and have done all the
“right things” prior to competition but without execution they won’t win.
Sometimes we think that the wanting it and the desiring of something so strong
will somehow make it happen. The real key in competition is executing it in the
competition. All the preparation is in rehearsal to what you will do in the
actual event. If you don’t do it in the event it won’t happen. It doesn’t matter
how much you want it, how strong or well conditioned or even how technically
superior you are if you don’t actually go out and execute. You have to
understand this. It’s not who wants it most. It’s who can keep their
concentration and complete the necessary simple tasks under pressure. Desire and
wanting it certainly help and keep one motivated during the pressure and
adversity but if they stand alone they will eventually fall. Execution is king
in actual competition. If you want to be successful find more consistent ways to
execute.

This past weekend my family was able to get together and have a really nice dinner over at my brother Justin's place. I got to peak my head into his spare bedroom, aka trophy room, and it was very impressive. I already knew how good he is but seeing all of those medals and trophies was really awe inspiring!

He had numerous medals from the Pan Am championships, World Cup and World Championships of Greco Roman wrestling. It was one of those moments where I was super proud of what my "little" brother had accomplished.

One of the greatest things that I think he can lay claim to is that he keeps on going. Not only is he a great wrestler he is also a great dad and husband to his wife and two daughters. In today's world its hard to find athletes of his caliber with that kind of devotion to family.

This was a great time and I was really excited to take a picture of Justin with my boy Joaquin (aka Quino).