failing is succsesful

I love this video. Who knew that doing research on Michael Jordan would turn into a blog post? Or maybe that is expected from me...
The truth is we only look at Michael Jordan as a legend. We only watch his baskets or slam dunks. We only pay attention to his successful moments. This video proves that Michael Jordan, the shooting guard legend scoring over 32,292 points in his basketball career, looses sometimes, misses baskets sometimes, and he does make mistakes.
I embrace the moments when I make a mistake in soccer practice. I love to learn from my mistakes. I realized that I failed and have programmed into this mind of mine to not do it again. Failing is successful - you just have to learn how to like failing like me. Now lets not get carried away, sometimes, it really sucks, but hey, I failed, I move on, and I continue to live this blessed life of mine.

~amy

make yourself

I love the new Nike commercials. I love hearing about different women and their goals to become the best athletes they can. And that's the whole purpose of the name - make yourself. They are all after one goal....to make themselves better, or proud, or unbeatable, or consistent, or shine.

My favourite commercial is of Hope Solo....watch and see for yourself!

I find these commercials an inspiration to make myself the best I can be. That's why I just had to splurge on this shirt...to remind myself of these videos and the one goal I am after.

~amy

oscar pistorius

If you have a torso, you're an athlete.

In 2007, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius ran the 100 meters in 10.91 seconds. Without any legs. The first amputee to break the sub-11-seconds barrier. Some critics calain the the carbon fiber blades he ran on gave him an unfair advantage. Those critics had legs.

~Nike
                                      

Why do we limit ourselves? Why put limits over our lives disabling ourselves to live life to the fullest when we hear about people like Oscar who is setting world wide records without legs? Doesn't it make you grateful for your own two legs? It makes me want to give 110% in everything I do with two legs, knowing someone like Oscar, and everything he has been through. Pretty inspiring guy if I do say so myself.

~amy

a sneak peak

Here is a 58 second sneak peak about the next blog post that I am just itching to share...

~amy

dih-tur-muh-ney-shuhn

Never underestimate where determination can take you.

Determination is my drug. It thrives me each and every day to reach the small and big goals in life. My daily dose of determination is going to take me to greater and better things - the things I am determined to achieve.

~amy

the perspective of a blog

This blog started out as just writing down some things that inspire me. At the beginning, all I wrote about was athletes. Part of me felt like I was repeating myself over and over again, but just with a different athlete's name with a different background. Now, I still talk about athletes but with a whole new perspective. This blog has turned into its own little life lessons that I have been learning a long the way, especially this summer when I learned some lessons about patience, injuries, and myself.
As much as this sounds like a good-bye, I'm not done blogging yet. Blog posts might slow down, and they might be a little different than earlier - BUT the title of my blog still remains. I. am. inspired. is still the main purpose of this blog, and as you can probably tell...it happens a lot.

~amy

the athlete's prayer

The Athlete’s Prayer:
Lord, please clear my head of all distractions, and my heart of burdens I may bear, so I may perform my very best, knowing you'll always be there.
Please lift me up before the moment, so through your eyes I may see. And have a clearer understanding as the game unfolds before me.
With great courage I will meet this challenge, as you would have me to. But keep me humble and remind me that my strength comes from you. Then when all eyes are upon me at the end of this game, I will turn their eyes to you, oh Lord, and to the glory of your name.
Amen.

That’s my purpose for playing soccer - besides the rush and excitement and challenge and competiveness - it's to glorify God with all of my talents and abilities.

P.S. Thank-you Brooklyn Tabernacle merchandise (that I stood and wrote down on an iPhone notepad while waiting for others to shop...it was too good not to :) )
~amy