Here’s VLog #2 for those who are bored with their summer.
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In my mind, the “greatest” is not about having one or two unbelievable performances, or being on a team where an unusual set of circumstances led you to be irregularly successful. In sports, someone wins a tournament here or there, is part of a Superbowl team that won on a last second kick after a controversial call, or as a runner, only runs under certain conditions and in certain venues. To me, those things in and of themselves are not enough to qualify a person for greatness. It takes a lot more. It takes an ongoing period of time where that person or team accomplishes something above and beyond what anyone thought they were capable. They carry a certain attitude of excellence and superiority over a multi-year campaign of domination and accolades. When they enter a competition, no matter the weather, no matter the excuses, no matter the external circumstance, they are going to bring what they need to bring. It almost seems unfair that they’re in the competition. Everyone looks around at each other and says, “Well, I guess we’re playing for 2nd.” It doesn’t mean they can’t lose or have a bad season (just as Tiger Woods), but there’s just something about them that let’s you know a victory, even a substantial victory, is never out of the question. All too often, I see media types hyping up a novelty act as the next “greatest.” Too often, those individuals do not live up to the expectations everyone had for them. It is our fault sometimes, expecting perfection and cutting players and coaches at the first sign of trouble, but maybe as a way of identifying true greatness we can look at things through a broader scope and ask ourselves if this person or group would succeed in other environments. No novelty, no one and done, but honest recognition of effort and accomplishment and consistentcy.
I do love watching Haile. He is an incredible runner and has been for so many years. It’s amazing that he’s still running this well.
How are you preparing for the hills at TCM? Just curious …