"Once you're beat mentally, you might as well not even go to the starting line."

If it took you more than 10 seconds to understand the above quote, no need to worry... I'm here to explain and link it to whatever you will (or have had) experience throughout your stay in the NDP family! "Once you're beat mentally..." simply suggests that if you gave up and don't bother putting in effort... you've already lost half of the 'battle'. And in terms of footdrill, 'giving up and not putting in effort' referred to how some just are being plain ignorant/lazy by not raising up their legs or even swinging their arms to the expected height. You might be tired and stuff but in case you didn't realise, everyone else is. so it doesn't give you the exception of not performing at your best like how some of your other squad mates have been doing at every rehearsal! (they deserve compliments, commendable effort)

And as the quote goes on saying "... you might as well not even go to the starting line," it further reiterates and reemphasizes the point on how there is no point in doing whatever you are doing if you're doing it halfheartedly. As i always say, YOU DECIDE! you have the mental capability of a young adult to decide how much effort you want to put in. And try imagining yourself in this scenario; You realised you overslept... Would you still come for the training? Or would you just whine in bed and not turn up? What would you do?

SEE YOU TOMORROW :D