Opposing coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks watched in amazement and joy as his team was about to lose their playoff game yesterday when all the Vikings needed to do was kick a usually routine 27-yard field goal.

Kicker Blair Walsh who was responsible for all the Vikings’ points up until this juncture was about to be the hero again and then suddenly he became the goat. Here’s a quick video if you missed it.

The game the Vikings were destined to win was now lost and the Seahawks who were thus destined to lose were alive to advance to the next round.

I know what you’re thinking – never give up.

That, too.

But last year Seahawks coach Pete Carroll called the wrong play that would have guaranteed his team a Super Bowl victory over New England and he had to live with it all winter.

Sports like life is made up of victories and losses. Carroll chose to remain positive and focus on winning another Super Bowl someday. It is ironic that the same kind of blown play that lost his team the big victory last year was responsible for the team advancing this year.

The other lesson: Adversity introduces a person to him or herself and to those around them.

Never give up, yes. But never, lose faith in yourself – oh yes!

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