Oct 27 • Mindset
Get Up Swinging!!!
💥 Mindset Monday: “Yeah, that boy’ll get back up… he’ll come up swinging.”
I like to picture God saying that about me.
“Yeah, that boy — he fell. But he’ll get back up. He’ll come up swinging. Watch him.”
That one always hits me deep. Because that’s truly my mentality.
When I got hurt or hit on the floor, I never stayed down.
I’ve torn every ligament in my ankle and still hobbled off the field because I didn’t want to be carried.
When I broke my ankle, I went back out for a shift — no tape — and scored a goal.
That’s who I am.
It’s not about toughness for show — it’s about something inside you that refuses to quit.
It’s saying, “You can’t keep me down.”
And I think young people today need to hear that it’s okay to fight for what you want.
Stop waiting for the perfect plan, stop scrolling for the perfect routine — just get gritty and attack your goals.
When I’m 70, I want to sit back surrounded by family and friends and say:
“I failed again and again… and I got back up every single time.
I swung back harder at every problem.
I never backed down — and that’s how I got here.”
Because at the end of the day, it’s not talent or luck —
it’s grit, consistency, discipline, and attack.
All of us have that inside. You just need to find your why — the thing that fuels your fight.
🧠 Visualization Journaling Prompt
Lyle Thompson once said:
“Lacrosse is medicine. It gives back to you what you put into it.”
That applies to everything in life.
Without vision, effort drifts.
📝 Prompt:
Take 5 minutes and write this out:
• What is your why?
• What are you putting into your goals right now?
• What would it look like if you gave 10% more — not in perfection, but in grit?
When you define your why, every practice, workout, and effort becomes purposeful.
Because the moment you have vision — your effort finds direction.
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Get Up Swinging!!!
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