The Antidote to Shortcuts is on YouTube
In the modern “Age of Resource” many have justified shortcuts that were more defensible before 1996 when learning “how to play” depended on the coach who lived across the street from you.
Category: Character
The Barest Minimum
Beware of making wrong sacrifices as an athlete or a professional ___________. I once read in a book that we often courageously give up something to get something else. It just so happens that the thing we give up is something we weren’t meant to live without.
Luggage to London with less baggage to claim
I’m supposed to say I no longer regret not having played professionally overseas or in the NBA. While I can only feign 100% contentment with the way basketball turned out, I have learned to deeply value the luggage and passport God has given me. Answered prayer is the antidote to the venomous sting of a dream deferred.
Even when you’re not playing in the game, you’re being watched.
People are watching you all the time whether you consider yourself important or not and often see the good to which you are oblivious.
When (if) I grow up, I want to BE not do.
It is now more than ever that we should ask our heroes and ourselves what they (we) want to be when they (we) grow up. What would the best “you” look like if you were at the pinnacle of maturity, the zenith of your personal development?
Bigger Stronger Faster…than what?
No one needs to cheat to win. Cheating is just one more sign that many of us are playing the wrong game.
ARE YOU FUELED?
If you get it under control, anger is proof that something has sparked you to action. You need to be combustible. It’s how cars run. It’s how we run. It’s how Jesus ran.