It’s OK, You’re OK, You will be OK.

I saw a scene on social media recently, from Enter the Dragon, where Bruce Lee is fighting off so many men that he eventually finds himself trapped in a room where one door closes, then another, and he has no clear way out. His response …. Nothing. 

What makes that moment iconic isn’t the kicking and punching. It’s when he stops. When he accepts his temporary confinement, centers himself, and waits with calm presence. That’s where and when his true strength can be revealed.

There’s a moment, maybe you’ve lived it, maybe you’re in it. You’ve given everything you’ve got, pushed as hard as you can… and you still end up in a room with no exit. One door shuts. Then another. You're stuck.

Athletes know this feeling.

• The fourth-quarter fatigue when you're down double digits.

• The injury that sidelines you.

• The plateau where your times won’t improve.

• The cut from the team you’ve worked years to make.

Your first instinct might be to fight the room.

Kick walls. Bang doors. Scream.

That’s what we’re taught, right? Hustle. Grind. Break through.

But sometimes… the strongest thing you can do is not fight.

Every great coach knows: there are moments when pushing harder isn't the answer. When the best training plan includes rest. When champions are built not just in the chase, but in how they handle the stillness.

Sometimes, the only move is to sit. To breathe.

To accept that, for this moment, you’re in the room. And that’s OK.

• This isn’t giving up.

• This is gathering.

• This is saving your strength.

This is "active recovery", the quiet counterbalance that fuels real growth.

Because what you do in the silence matters just as much as what you do when the doors open.

Use this time to fortify your mind.

Recharge your body.

Let go of the voice that says, "You’re not enough," or "You should’ve done more." Remember these three things:

1. You are enough.

2. You have done enough.

3. You’re still here.

And when the door opens again, and it will open, the world will need the strongest, calmest, clearest version of you.

• The version that endured the pause.

• That found peace in stillness.

• That carries quiet like armor.

• And steps back onto the field with deeper purpose.

So if you find yourself in the room today, sidelined, benched, plateaued, stuck, let this be your reminder:

It’s OK.

You’re OK.

You will be OK.

Sit.

Breathe.

Be.

The next match, the next moment, the next opportunity is coming.

But for now, this is enough.

You Are Enough.