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You must be wondering what those 12 letters of the title represent. They represent hard work. They represent dedication to a goal and toward a goal. They represent endurance and discipline. They represent an unwillingness to give up. They represent the maxims: "Winners never quit and quitters never win," and "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Those 12 letters represent the pursuit and the passion for excellence. Those 12 letters represent a willingness to postpone pleasure; a willingness to pay the price. They represent the desire to "get it right." They represent blood, sweat and tears. Those 12 letters remind me of two previous blog entries I have written about Rocky Marciano and Raymond Berry. But the 12 letters go beyond excellence in athletics. They can be applied to all positive fields of endeavor. Those letters represent a recipe for success. I DO NOT HAVE THE NATURAL GIFTS THEREFORE I MUST PRACTICE HARDER.