There is a scene at the beginning of the movie, 'Miracle', when Coach Herb Brooks (played by Kurt Russell) is telling the US Olympic Committee that he want to teach Team USA to compete with the dominant Soviet team. A team that had been the dominant force in world hockey for nearly 2 decades.
One of the committee members snidely remarks to Coach Brooks, "That is a pretty lofty goal."
Coach Brooks replies, "That's why I want to pursue it."
Prior to the 1980 Olympics, to talk openly of even competing with the Soviet hockey team was viewed as lunacy. Yet, one man was bold enough to dream of it. And we all know how that turned out.
We all participate in this sport for our own reasons. Maybe its to lose weight, to look better, to be healthier, to meet cool people, or to travel to cool race destinations. Maybe the goal is simply to finish your first triathlon and maybe even cross an Ironman finish line. These are the goals that we talk about in polite company. These are the aspirations we share with our friends and family when the subject of triathlon comes up.
But do you harbor secret dreams? Do you fantasize of loftier achievements in this sport than the ones we share with those around us?
What if you put those secret dreams out in the open?
Anything is possible.