High Performance 101: You fight until the fat lady sings

England’s Chloe Kelly and Michelle Agyemang celebrating the Lionnessess making it to the final of the 2025 Euro’s

High Performance 101: You fight until the fat lady sings.

It requires zero talent. Just belief and discipline.

Imagine the mindset of Michelle Agyemang — to still believe, with minutes to go and Italy already celebrating, that she could make a difference.

Or Chloe Kelly — missing the overtime penalty but scoring on the rebound, because seeing something through is her default.

It doesn’t always work out like it did last night. And yes, admittedly there was a lot of talent on the pitch too.

But it’s always worth fighting to the very end — not because you will win, but because you might.

And that "might" is everything.

"Hope dies last" ~Jessie de la Cruz