“Gentlemen, you don’t have enough talent to win on talent alone.”
The movie Miracle captures the task of legendary 1980 U.S. Olympic Team coach Herb Brooks. He makes this bald declaration to his ragtag group of college kids. They are tasked with the impossible: overcoming the invincible Russians to stand up not only for country pride but also for the free world itself in the midst of the Cold War.
In that case, Brooks challenged his players to outwork an opponent they could not outplay. His imperative to them was to work just a little bit harder and a little bit more intentionally every single moment.