Kofi Kingston believes the reward is greater than the risk.
Kofi Kingston is known for saving himself in incredibly athletic ways at the Royal Rumble event. This year, however, he failed and was actually the competitor who lasted the shortest amount of time in this year's Royal Rumble match. Kofi tried to save himself on the barricade but his feet hit the floor in a shocking moment which saw Kofi Kingston eliminated just as quickly as he entered the match.
Kofi Kingston took to Instagram on Monday, January 31, 2022, to explain in great detail why he does not regret anything about the spot and how he feels failure leads to growth and it's always worth attempting something risky.
The past couple days on social media, I’ve gotten a lot of “Why would you think that was even possible?” and “Why would you even try that?” The answer to that question is quite easy: because of the potential reward. What if you were to succeed in overcoming what is deemed “impossible”?
The sense of accomplishment felt when you beat the odds and brazenly defy the probabilities is purely ecstatic. Peoples questions then morph into “How in the world did you do that?!” and “I never thought that would be possible!”
But alas, it was not to be…this time…
However, even in failure there is also a reward; one that may be more valuable than success. That reward is: Self learning and growth. True strength. Failure forces you to take look within and learn about yourself. Do you mope around and sulk? Do you hide and feel sorry for yourself? Maybe for a little while. I think that’s natural. But then you use those emotions as a catalyst to push yourself and to drive yourself to be better.
The castles of success are built in part from keystones of failure…
Anyway, this isn’t a cry for sympathetic messages in the comments or anything lol. I just saw this as a great opportunity to encourage people out there who might be on the fence about trying something because it’s too risky or because they are afraid. Push yourself to try, even when you know the risks.
In my case, all the possible risks became a reality: physical injury, the emotional weight of letting people down by literally falling short of delivering on their expectations, the risk of being laughed at and ridiculed for deciding to try the impossible.
And still if given another chance in choosing whether or not to make the attempt…I’d change nothing.
No guts, no glory. No risk it, no biscuit. No pressure, no diamonds. You gotta bet it to get it. All the quotes…
Many great rewards come to those who push the limits…
There is a silver lining for Kofi Kingston, however, he now has the full New Day with him on SmackDown again as Big E was traded from Raw to SmackDown this past week. Learn more here.
