Better Dads Better Kids

John Wooden once remarked to me, “If you didn’t have to work to get something, it probably wasn’t worth getting.” If Greatness were easy, it wouldn’t be Greatness
— it would be the norm. Greatness reaches beyond the status quo. Greatness can be achieved only through sweat and struggle because it is not something that happens
automatically. Instead, we must actively seek it through an
investment of time, effort, sacrifice, discipline, and dedication to our individual pursuit. Your Greatness will be different from mine, and mine is different from Coach Wooden’s. Greatness takes a unique form for every person.
Taken from Don Yaeger's new book on greatness