Ch03: Only the Size of Your Heart Matters
*These are just my thoughts and summary, all in my own words regarding this topic so I may omit some information that was taught in this book or course.
In this chapter, we learn that your heart and passion matters more than your actual abilities as they give you the drive to succeed.
As the students were getting their life jacket inspected by the SEAL instructors in preparation for a two-mile swim as part of their training, the instructor came to the man, a brand-new recruit right next to McRaven.
The instructor, who was at least six foot two in height was towering over the man who was just about five foot four. As the instructor glanced over the loud raging waves of the sea, he said, "You're a tiny little man... Those waves out there could break you in half... You should think about quitting now before you get hurt."
With conviction, the new-recruit replied, "I won't quit!" Then the instructer came closer and whispered something in the student's ear, but William could not discern what was being said due to the sound of the breaking waves. Later that day, the "tiny little man" came near the head of the class, and William pulls him aside and asked what the instructor had whispered. The man smiled and said, "Prove me wrong!" Admiral William H. McRaven says that, "SEAL training was always about proving something. Proving that size didn't matter. Proving that the color of your skin wasn't important. Proving that money didn't make you better. Proving that determination and grit were always more important than talent."   
This chapter then transitions into a time when William was still a first-class midshipman attending his summer cruise as part of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corp program. In being interested about becoming a SEAL he was visiting the basic SEAL training facility across the bay in Coronado to acquire more about the program.
When he gets to the facility he was met by two SEAL instructors who were both tall and built. He was then asked to wait for the Lieutenant Doug Huth, who would give more information about the SEAL training program. As William was waiting for the lieutenant, he walked up and down the hall to look at the pictures on the walls. There were inspiring photographs of the many SEALs that served in Vietnam. He then noticed that he wasn't alone in the hall looking at the pictures, he describes this man who was wearing a civilian attire as "slightly built, almost frail, and a mop of dark hair hung Beatle-like over his ears."
In his own mind, he was comparing this man to the two SEAL instructors he met earlier and questions the man's ability whether he can endure the long and hard training of becoming a SEAL based on his small stature.
A few minutes later William gets called into the office of Lieutenant Doug Huth and they start talking about what it takes to be a SEAL warrior. As Lieutenant Huth shares his experiences, he suddenly stops talking and looks over to the man behind William. He calls over the man and introduces him as Tommy Norris, the last SEAL Medal of Honor recipient from Vietnam. Tommy Norris was the same man William thought who was too frail to make it through the SEAL training. This chapter ends with, "In 1969, Tommy Norris was almost booted out of SEAL training. They said he was too small, too thin, and not strong enough. But much like the young sailor in my class, Norris proved them all wrong and once again showed that it's not the size of your flippers that count, just the size of your heart."
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*These are just my thoughts and summary, all in my own words regarding this topic so I may omit some information that was taught in this book or course.
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Ch02: You Can't Go It Alone Ch03: Only the Size of Your Heart Matters Ch04: Life's Not Fair - Drive On! Ch05: Failure Can Make You Stronger Ch06: You Must Dare Greatly Ch07: Stand Up to The Bullies Ch08: Rise to the Occasion Ch09: Give People Hope Ch10: Never, Ever Quit! BUY THE RAPID INTAKE SUMMARIES: MAKE YOUR BED EBOOK
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