When you were crying in your first tooth appearance , i was paralyzed the pain using Vodka(!) .When you were afraid at knights and you went in your parents bed to sleep in mummy’s hug , i sleeped in my bed with zero light and dreamed of my future’s victories .

When you were crying to get some milk and food , i harden myself to withstand any physical need .

When you needed help to make your first step , i stayed awake at nights “training” harder than you , to walk by my own quicker than you .When you felt satisfaction and the clap of your relatives after making 5 steps with help , i was PISSED because i only make 6 by myself .

When you were eating and sleeping only , i was eating and walking around in the living room till i got very tired and then i went to sleep , to make strong muscles .

When you needed help to ride your bicycle and not fell down hurting your knees , i didn’t care how many times i would have fallen . I cared about how fast i must get on my feet and TRY AGAIN .

When you were feeling tired reading your lessons sitting on an old chair , because our parents were poor , i was styding my lessons one hour more , sitting on the ground .

When you were feeling tired after an hour of playing football , i played one hour and 15 minutes more , without breathing heavily and scored one goal more .

When you postponed easily your studies and your training , to enjoy your first kiss , your first love , et.c , i locked my brain on my victory target . I worked “unhuman” , isolated myself in the maximum available grade and if my girlfriend/boyfriend and friends were TRUE and HONEST , they would undrestand .

When you had so many parties ,so many friends ,so many companies and being surrounding by so many people , thinking naively that this was your life’s purpose , i was returning home and working till my goals were accomplished . After that i can party , too .

When you were studying 15 hours to become a doctor , i was studying 16 and harder and more effectively than you , redusing my rest – eat – toilet – sleep brakes .

When you lower down your training because you have 38 degrees fever ,i trained harder with 39 fever .

When you bench press 200 pounds for 6 reps ,i press 210 for 7 reps .When you squat 250 pouds for 8 reps ,i squat 270 pounds for 10 reps and i can do more because my exhaustion limit is higher than yours .

When you run 10 km , i run 11 km two times a day .

When ride your bicycle for 50 km ,i ride for 60 after i run for 11 km !!!! .When you go for a coffe after your training ,i “steal” time to sleep a little more and help my body heal .

When your spirit is faltering after a training injury or a broken bone ,i count the nanoseconds and do what i can do more to get back in trainingand i train harder .

When you are in a good mood and you enter the gym or stadium , feeling unbeatable (!) ,i was there ready to do more laps ,more circles and “brake you down” .

When you are racing in the track ,making the best time-laps ,being first in the row and you don’t look back because you are the faster race driver/rider and noone in this earth can beat you look your mirrors better , i’m there ready to take advantage one mistake of yours and “brake” your spirit again !

When you play your quitar ,bass ,violin or whatever perfectly (so you think) , without loosing a single note ,when you prepare to make a surgery and save a human life , i’m there watching you closely and ready to “CRUCIFY” you ,if i “smell” a tiny mistake .

When you feel tired , because you are a politician and you work 14 hours per day with no break or holiday , i work 16 hours because i’m the first citizen of my country and i must save the world .

When you were feeling joy “forgeting ” your target for a couple of days and went for a weekend in the forest or in sea , before you win the entire “game” i was feeling guilty ,when i was training 14 hours than the usual 16 during the weekends .

When you are reducing your daily training because you took a world championship crown , i train harder , crueler and “unhuman” even if i have many world titles in my personal history .

I know that ,when you stop “climbing” mountains ,day in – day out ,when your exhausting body ,whispers in your ear secretly(!) to relax a little bit , because you have nothing to prove , i keep training like a “madman” till my faint limit and “kill” my lazy body .

When your relationship – love of your life , resents what you do and tries to change your life path and you let it happen , i am crystal clear from the beginning of our relationship concerning my life’s “mission” and what i’m prepared to do for it .

All these with maximum RESPECT and HUMANISM .

When sometimes after a critical “battle” ,tears comes out of your eyes caused from pressure and you try to hide them ,i let them totaly free to do their job , which is to release my stress and cool my soul .The Spartans who they were the Ultimate Warriors , did the same without feeling ashamed .

When you try for something important to you , you must be sure , that no living creature in the entire world , IS TRYING MORE THAN YOU !!!!

When you try , SOMEONE ELSE IS DOING IT BETTER ALWAYS . BE , that SOMEONE ELSE .