I’ve been watching the Olympic Games
Probably you have, too
At the end of each event
The announcer finds the winner
And asks them to explain.

And every athlete answers:
I had a plan
I followed the path
I did what I knew
I did it again

Success is a story I wrote long ago
I imagined, and saw, and practiced,
Practiced, practiced, yes
It looks like invention
But it isn’t.

It’s intention
At the edge of the board, or track, or mat
A story I tell to myself
Here I twist, there I bend
Always I keep my head up

And then my body tells the story again
Here, I twist, there I bend
Always I keep my head up
An old story now, faithfully told
From beginning to gold.