“Luck is often defined as the force that seems to shape circumstances, events, or opportunities in a person’s life. For many, it's how they explain success. But in sports, there’s no such thing as luck. Only athletes know how much work it takes to reach the top.

Everyone starts at the same line. We’re all born without any knowledge or understanding of the games we grow to love. You can be the most genetically blessed person on the planet. Still, talent alone won’t bring you success without hard work and discipline.

In the world of competition, we all start with nothing—no knowledge, understanding, or skill. What separates the winners is how much work and determination they’re willing to invest before that crucial moment arrives.

You can’t just show up every day and go through the motions. Success doesn’t come to those who are comfortable. You have to show up at your best every single day and put in the kind of meticulous effort that others might call obsessive.

All the hard work, discipline, and sacrifice build up to that one defining moment. The hours spent training, the mental battles fought to keep going, the blood, sweat, and tears poured into every practice—all for that single moment of triumph.

Some people call that luck, but to those who have put in the work know that it is rightfully earned.”