What you are capable of achieving is determined by your talent and ability. What you attempt to do is determined by your motivation. How well you do something is determined by your attitude.
No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.
So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.
Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.
I don't play well enough to be allowed to throw my clubs.
You always have to prepare for the obstacles that are going to come. Consequently, when they do come, it doesn't affect you mentally near as much as when you're unprepared for them.