Rowing "Inches"

A close friend of mine sent me this video.  He is a rower, and part time swimmer.  Mostly, he has been an incredible mentor to me over the years.  The video shows rowing, but the reality is, it's about life.  Everything we do comes down to inches.  Did you touch the wall first?  What if you had driven just a little bit slower, would you have avoided that crash?  What if you didn't go to the bar that night, and met your wife? 

The fact that winning and losing comes down to inches does not mean that you don't have to try.  It means you have to fight harded. To stack the odds in your favor.  You might still lose, but had you not tried, you would have never seen or tasted true success.  Put it all on the line.