I was never a gifted athlete. In fact, I was almost always the slowest, heaviest, and weakest relative to other athletes. But what I lacked in talent, I made up for with heart and work ethic. When I first joined the US Navy’s special operations community, I could barely keep up. I was over 200 pounds, slow, and weak. Over time, consistent training made me slightly better than average in the community. While I was only mediocre, the relative improvement was far greater than those who started with more advantage...
