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USA Beats Algeria. Doesn't Give Up.

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This isn’t about the orchestra, but it is about working hard and never giving up – even up to the last second.

After controversy and hardships, the USA beat Algeria 1-0. And I’m sitting here watching the game on Ustream outside. And needless to say, I’m screaming at the top of my lungs.

It was the 91st minute, and te game was pretty much done. It seemed USA had their chance, and they blew it.

I love an underdog. An adversity story. I love a nailbiter, and a fighter. USA advances, and England and Algeria have got to be struck.

But there is a bigger story here. A lesson to understand that it’s not over til its over. Even earlier this month, my hometown team – the Philadelphia Flyers – came back from a 0-3 Best-of-7 deficit to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.

In a world of negative feedback, mistakes, regrets, and hardships, perhaps the most important thing is the constant reminder that its only a failure if you don’t get up again.