Potential energy vs. kinetic energy

I received a Bachelor of Arts in History, so I didn't take many science classes while I was in college. I do, however, remember from high school that energy is categorized in two main classes: potential energy and kinetic energy. Potential energy is stored energy. Kinetic energy is energy of motion.

As athletes, we need to be actively building up our stores - increasing our potential - and when our number gets called, we need to take action. The phrase we use in the wrestling world is "pulling the trigger." Potential will always be potential until action is taken. Then, and only then, it becomes strength and power.