Quote one: "Though he be but little, he is fierce."

One of my favorite quotes is from the great Shakespeare. The quote comes from the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream." I first heard it on the movie Seabiscuit. If you haven't seen that movie, I strongly suggest you watch it! Seabiscuit was a small and gangly horse that was considered a loser. A man stumbled upon the horse and decided to give him a chance. He matched the horse with a six foot jockey, which in the racing world is unheard of. The two were by far the underdogs. I don't want to give the movie away, so I won't tell any more of the ending. But, as Seabiscuit was walking on to the track his jockey said, "Though he be but little, he is fierce." This quote spoke to me because as a child i was very small. I would always get asked if i ever ate and people would always tell me to "Put some meat on my bones." I would always get really annoyed because I ate all the time, but never gained weight. I was very tiny and people always counted me out in sports and things and nobody ever expected me to be any good. Although i was small, that didn't mean I couldn't be an asset to the team. I would always surprise people with my ability, and eventually people would stop judging me based on my size. The quote, "though he be but little, he is fierce," applied to my life at the time. Even though Seabiscuit was small, he was not to be counted out. Whenever I would get down about being small or "skinny," I would just think of that quote. Being the underdog is not fun or easy, but if you come out on top it can be inspiring. I am thankful for that short but meaningful quote from Shakespeare. Sometimes it gave me that extra push that I needed when I was feeling down! For more info and comments visit http://old.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-hibbs080103.asp.