We all have dreams that crystallize our hopes for our greatest achievements, happiest moments or desired pleasures. Most of us find our dreams at the end of sentences beginning with “If only…” Sometimes our passion makes us bold enough to live out one or two. The challenge for all of us is to place our dreams within the “big picture” — the overview of our lives — and believe that we can fulfill them. Our dreams are the chunks of coal from which we will cut our diamonds.

Bob Rotella
sports psychologist, author