Welcome to the 2014 Season from Kimmy Gibbler
(Editor’s note: The 2013 winner, Kimmy Gibbler, has graciously contributed some wisdom as we kick off the 2014 season. Her message is below.)
After a few rough seasons of bad luck and injuries, I knew I had to take a new mental approach coming into last season. I was at a loss as to how to regain the form and I had just a few years prior.
The Funny Money Football League had drained me, and just before I threw in the towel, I received a little advice from The Hero of San Juan Hill. Teddy helped me tune out all of the naysayers who said I know longer had what it takes, a quick inspirational speech helped me to refocus on the upcoming season, he told me…
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
Motivated by these words, I was able to turn in arguably the greatest season in Funny Money history. I come into this season looking to maintain that focus and fend off the wily veterans and cagey newcomers.
All I can say is keep your head up and keep on grindin’, there is a payoff for all of the hard work.
Best of luck.
Almost forgot…to the victor goes the spoils!
