Scarlet letter symbolism

The work you do in the sun will pay off under the lights

The audience won't remember numbers, they remember moments. Make those moments happen.

The only way your ever going to get the audience to feel the emotions you want them to feel, is if you feel them first

I am a part of something much greater than me and my understanding

You feel your strength in the presence of pain. The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.

Take you place in history. Inspire, soar, excel.

Your job is to help a deaf person hear the music. They should feel the emotions of the music, just by watching you from the stands. Above all, you are the emotional connection to the music. That's what color guard is, that's what performing is.

Your best run won't happen on finals night. It wont happen in front of hundreds of thousands fans screaming for you. It's going to happen on the practice field, where only your staff and members can see you. Odds are, no one is going to cheer for you. Most likely, no one will even notice.....but you'll know.

There’s a thin line between losing & winning. Losing breeds winners. The main recipe to success is through failures & hardships

Push through the pain and conquer the obstacles. At retreat on finals night, you will be so proud of how hard you worked and you will be proud that you never gave up and pushed that much harder when you wanted to. Years later you will remember the performance of a lifetime and know it was worth it.

Excuses are the nails that build the house of failure.

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months, and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship