Luke Falk shared a Mike Leach story that stopped me cold:
Two kids. One rich. One poor.
Every training camp, Coach Leach told his team about these 2 kids.
The rich kid has two choices.
Get soft. Get entitled. Expect everything handed to him because he was handed more.
Or take the resources, the coaching, the opportunities, and compound them into something greater.
The poor kid has two choices too.
Say nobody gave him anything. Blame the world. Make his circumstances the reason he never became what he could have been.
Or outwork everyone in the room.
Luke said the locker room had both. Kids from wealth. Kids from nothing. Kids with every advantage. Kids who scraped for every inch.
Same choice for all of them.
Ownership or victimhood.
Fuel or excuse.
The rich kid can waste the head start or build on it.
The poor kid can drown in the deficit or weaponize it.
Greatness doesn't come from where you start.
It comes from which kid you choose to feed.
Credit to @coachlukefalk for continuing to share golden nuggets about Coach’s legacy
To better understand the community they play for, every Oklahoma City Thunder player visits the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum dedicated to those affected by the April 19, 1995 bombing.
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A giant ship's engine broke down and no one could repair it, so they hired a Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years of experience.
He inspected the engine very carefully, from top to bottom. After seeing everything, the engineer unloaded his bag and pulled out a small hammer.
He knocked something gently. Soon, the engine came to life again. The engine has been fixed!
A week later the engineer mentioned to the ship owner that the total cost of repairing the giant ship was $20,000.
"What?!" said the owner.
"You did almost nothing. Give us a detailed bill."
The answer is simple:
Tap with a hammer: $2
Know where to knock and how much to knock: $19,998
The importance of appreciating one's expertise and experience...because those are the results of struggles, experiments and even tears.
If I do a job in 40 minutes it's because I spent 20 years learning how to do that in 20 minutes. You owe me for the years, not the minutes.
Are you with me? You get it?
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Alex Caruso becomes the first player in NBA history to have two 20-point games in an NBA Finals after having ZERO in the regular season 😳
We throw around words like “battle,” “sacrifice,” and “brotherhood” in sports. We train hard, commit fully, and talk like we’re going to war. But days like today remind us—we’re just playing a game.
The real heroes wear a different uniform.
Memorial Day is about them—the ones who never came home. The ones who gave everything for something bigger than themselves.
For me, it’s personal.
I was just getting started in the NFL when I got the call. My childhood best friend, Corpsman Lee Deal, had been killed in action. Weeks after my name was called on draft day, his was written in stone.
That loss wrecked me. Confused. Angry. Lost. But over time, Lee’s life and sacrifice gave my journey purpose.
Lee had a heart for others—the struggling, the forgotten, the ones in need of a voice. His legacy lives in the way I’ve tried to lead, protect, serve, and love. Every time I stepped on the field, I carried him with me. Every anthem, I was reminded of my why.
So today, we pause. We remember. We honor men and women like Lee—who didn’t just talk sacrifice… they lived it.
Thank you for your service. And to Lee—I love you, brother. You’re still with me, every step.
64 years tomorrow I viewed changing of the guard at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery as a private in US Army stationed at Aberdeen, Maryland Proving Grounds! I’m a Patriot, always have been and always will be. God bless America! Especially all those who gave their lives for her!
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Imagine telling these two, nine years ago while they were grinding in the G League, that they’d be heading to an NBA Western Conference Finals together one day.
Yearly reminder that you don’t have to feel guilty about loving your lawn when you see these sort of memes. Lawns are awesome and extremely useful!
If you love your lawn, own it!
If you hate having a lawn, that’s fine too! Convert it to flowerbeds!
Insane crocodile at the Kiawah Ocean Course! Props to the cameraman for getting close.
For a $600 green fee, you not only get to shoot a 103, but you get to meet this specimen!
My buddy sent me this. They literally walked right by him and then he crossed over the tee box behind them. Crazy.
I know they are technically not interested in eating us. But I’m still not sure I want to tempt fate. 😂