It’s the World Series, the bottom of the ninth, one on and two outs, down by one and Kirk Gibson steps up to the plate. He’s the Dodgers’ pinch hitter and has two injured knees. Who is he batting against? Dennis Eckersley, of Oakland, who some would say at this time was the best relief pitcher in all of baseball. Yes, this actually happened. (If you understand baseball talk, this situation is nearly every kid’s childhood dream. You’re on the biggest stage, at the most important point of the game, with everything resting on your shoulders.) The pitch is thrown, Kirk swings, and…home run! Game over! The Dodgers win!

Many consider that to be the most clutch play in sports history…ever. If you’re not a baseball fan, just change that story to fit your sport. Think about the greatest sports fantasy you have ever dreamed up in your mind. The one you repeated over and over again until you convinced yourself that you did it. Literally, that one moment. The moment, when it’s down to the wire and you pull through to win the biggest situation that your sport has ever seen, and you’re the hero. That dream is practically what Kirk Gibson lived when he won the World Series for the Dodgers.

Now, what if someone came up and told you that what Kirk did was great, and what you have envisioned may be greater, but there has been an even more clutch situation than what you ever thought possible. More intense than a stadium full of tens of thousands of fans…not to mention millions more watching on TV. More important than the championship game of any sport. More historic than any undefeated record. And more impressive than any last-second play. Not only that, but in that clutch situation lies the key to victory for your own life. Well, guess what, something like this has happened, and that clutch situation actually does hold the key to victory in your own life both now, and forever.