On the TunneySide of Sports
December 5, 2022
#929 Up next…
After further review…In my message recently about Thanksgiving, I noted how it is important that we give thanks more often than just at Thanksgiving! Blessings don’t come only as we give thanks during that fourth Thursday in November, they come because we are eternally grateful. John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach who left us (about a dozen years ago) at age 99, said: “If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.” (Yes, Coach, there would be!)
Those words “enough evidence” ironically, bring to mind issues involving accusations of sexual abuse and remind us that those egregious behaviors often come from sources that we would never suspect — the former assistant coach at Penn State, Jerry Sandusky molesting young boys comes to mind, along with the accusations of some members of the clergy. If so, to whom do those in need approach?
Sunday we had the return to the NFL playing field of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, playing against his former team, the Houston Texans, and playing in their NRG stadium. Incidentally, the NRG stadium completed in 2002 cost $352 million – or just about $120 more than the Browns paid Watson (age 27) for a 5-year fully guaranteed contract worth $230 million. Watson returned from an 11-game NFL suspension for sexual misconduct charged by 23 women.
For many years I have often thought that whatever level we achieve we may need guidance to continue to carry on successfully at the next level. Even at age 96, the renowned singer Tony Bennett has a coach to help him. With that method in mind, those who achieve in their chosen field of endeavor can be equally successful in their personal lives as well.
As my good friend and colleague, Dr. Nido Qubein has often said. “Throughout life be sure to accumulate good memories.”
Will you strive to collect grateful memories in your daily contacts?
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