OPPOSITION OR OPPORTUNITY

"Many people confuse ‘opponent’ with ‘enemy,’ but in my experience that is extremely unproductive. My opponents are not my enemies. My opponents are the people who offer me the opportunity to succeed. The tougher my opponents, the more they present me with an opportunity to live up to my full potential and play my best…At the end of the day, that opponent is the person who makes you into the best competitor you can be." - Pete Carroll