The 'Anything Is Possible!!!' Mindset

I think the man Kevin Garnett said it best in his courtside interview after his Boston Celtics won the NBA championship a couple of years ago. "Man, I'm so, I'm so hyped right now... anything is possible," he said, before shouting at the top of his lungs, "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!" It was a triumphant, euphoric moment, the beauty of which was that, unlike so many other athletes, KG didn't attempt to censor or otherwise police himself. He spoke from the heart, and the results were legendary.I didn't quite win an NBA championship last night, but I did have my own "Anything is Possible" moment on the treadmill.My whole life I've been a poor long distance runner. I've always been athletic, but I'm also a very big guy, and I'm accustomed to finishing the near the bottom of any competitive long-distance run. My asthma has also complicated things.All of which is to say that there's a certain amount of psychological baggage I ...