Old school guy loving sports, books, mountains, the beach & my family. I believe in God, Karma & hard work. Go Fighting Sioux! #retirednickname Matthew 6:1-13
Theodore Roosevelt, president, soldier, hunter, author, and conservationist, was born on this day in 1858. Those of us who enjoy our days afield, regardless of pursuit, owe the 26th President of the United States a debt of gratitude. • “Of all the questions that can come before this nation, short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war, there is none which compares in importance with the great central task of leaving this land even a better land for our descendants than it is for us, and training them into a better race to inhabit the land and pass it on.” – T.R. • Carved into the granite of the American Natural History Museum in New York, adjacent to the park that bears his name, are these words describing this true champion of conservation: Ranchman, Scholar, Explorer, Scientist, Conservationist, Naturalist, Statesman, Author, Historian, Humanitarian, Soldier, Patriot. • Of all the insightful quotes from his writing, speeches and conversations, my favorite is one ABOUT him. After Roosevelt passed away in his sleep on January 6th, 1919, Thomas R. Marshall commented: “Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight."
Be the biggest fan of the people you care about.
Defend them.
Keep the hope alive.
Make them look good.
Catch them when they fall.
Be there when they need you.
Root for them unconditionally.
@ESPNPR My favorite Barry Melrose line came during an NCAA Frozen Four ESPN broadcast from Tampa FL when he said to @Buccigross that “you can always tell who the North Dakota fans are, they are the sunburned ones!” A Big UND Sioux stick tap to the one and only!