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chicago blackhawks star, and member of the 2010 olympic hockey team for the USA, patrick kane said about the team’s chances of winning in an interview prior to the preliminary round match against canada, “maybe we’re too young to know any better.”

that — to me — is the unmistakable value of youth:  we really do think we can do anything.

the problem with experience is that with the wisdom of age also comes the knowledge of failure.  when you’re trying to dream big dreams and accomplish the unthinkable, there are many experienced people who will say, “we’ve been there and tried that, and it didn’t work,” but the youth will say, “this sounds awesome.  when do we start?”

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