O-H-I-O

Well by now everyone has witnessed The Ohio State Buckeyes totally dismantle the Oregon Ducks last night. It was certainly duck season in Texas. Congratulations to Coach Urban Meyer and the 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes. It is easy to look back and say what a great game and what an awesome championship we are celebrating, but what is important is to look at how they got there. Every great team and every championship takes a lot of hard work and planning. One doesn't just show up for practice, go through the motions and suddenly they are winners. I think whether or not you are a Buckeye fan, you can learn a lot from this team and how they became winners.

I want all of you to try and relate your school work to that of the National Champion Buckeyes. They came to practice and meetings every day (coming to school every day), even when some of the Buckeyes weren't feeling good they still played and practiced hard (come to school even if you have the sniffles). They worked very hard during their practices (work very hard during your class time). They prepared mentally and studied their play books (study hard for exams and review your notes). As they got closer to each game day, they made sure they had everything covered and they went over anything they felt needed extra work (before a test, review your notes and past homework. If there is anything you feel you need extra work on, then ask your teacher and get the help). When game day came around, they felt confident because they had prepared well (come the day of the test, you will feel more confident because you are prepared). Now the Buckeyes didn't win every game this year. Remember the Virginia Tech game? Well you can also have a bad test day and suddenly "bomb" an exam. Maybe you felt over confident about the test or didn't really put the time into studying like you should have because you thought it would be easy. I don't know the reasons why Ohio State lost that game, but I do know they didn't quit. They didn't put their head down and say "Oh well, the season is over now". They went back to practice and worked harder and got better and better. That is the attitude you should have with your school work. If you have failed a quarter or maybe the semester, don't give up. Fight even harder and study even harder. DON'T QUIT NOW! Remember, quitters never win and winners never quit. Prove everybody wrong and finish the year strong. There weren't many "experts" picking the Buckeyes to get into the top four, let alone win the whole thing. Show others you aren't quitting. Work harder than you ever have and I promise that you to will come out a winner.