Loved the speech. 8)
When you speak, you speak with a lot of feels and I think it works for you. The listener pays more attention because they can tell you care about what ever it is you're speaking about.
Your brother had confidence, he wanted the opportunity because he was pretty sure he could make a difference. Winners always want that chance, it's not that they are cocky or arrogant, they just have confidence in their ability to be a difference maker.
They don't always win, but that doesn't get them down, they just keep swinging because they know it's very possible that the next swing could be the one that makes a difference.
Winners relish the chance, your brother had no thoughts of failure. Even if he didn't accomplish his goal of winning the game, he would have rather of had the opportunity, than to sit on the bench and have no control.
All of us as business owners are winners, we may not get a hit every time up. But we keep swinging because we know the next one could be the one that makes a difference. :wink: