Robin van Persie, the retired Dutch national team hero, was reflecting on a conversation with his son, who plays youth soccer/football for Ajax, the top club in the Netherlands. His son did not play in a game and complained about the coach, his teammates, the lack of opportunity, and anything else he could imagine.
His father listened and said, ‘I don’t care what you choose, but you sound like a loser. Everything that happens to you is because of others, and you have no influence. You do not talk like someone who is a winner.’
‘Winners take control of their lives. They make things happen, and when they fail, they look at themselves first.’
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