“Quicks Don’t Quit” began as a family slogan and encouragement for each other. Then it became my Instagram profile, and now it is the title of my blog. There is a degree of accountability associated with this identity. When I did the Rugged Maniac mud run with Joe and his company last month I had trouble getting up the last obstacle – the warped wall. I was tired, muddy and cold and I tried 3 times to get up the wall. Even with my team and others encouraging me, and Joey hanging over the wall to grab me, I was brushing their hands but couldn’t grab on. Other were going around and climbing the ladder and that possibility flashed through my mind. Just as quickly I thought, “What will I tell Ryan and Brady!?!” and “If I quit now I will have to change the name of my blog!” That spurred me on to try one more time. I moved to the right to get to a slightly less muddy launch area, and Joey leaned so far over the wall that his teammates had to hold onto his feet. Strangers were rooting me on and I said a quick prayer. Then I looked ahead, clenched my jaw and took off. I don’t think I got any farther up the wall that time, probably it was how far Joey reached down to grab me that made the difference. It doesn’t matter how it happened because I did not quit when I didn’t think I could do it again. I dug down deep, tried one more time and depended on the assistance of others…and God. Because Quicks Don’t Quit.
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