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 Coachโs legacy
Madden Orlovsky who has autism, breaks into "You've Got a Friend in Me" while his father Dan watches on with tears in his eyes.
This was to honor Autism Awareness Day and the best thing youโll see today
Jim Brown Forever ๐งก๐คโพ๏ธ
Legend. Leader. Activist. Visionary.
Itโs impossible to describe the profound love and gratitude we feel for having the opportunity to be a small piece of Jimโs incredible life and legacy. We mourn his passing, but celebrate the indelible light he brought to the world.
Our hearts are with Jimโs family, loved ones, and all those he impacted along the way.
Congratulations to Chase Rankin. He has decided to continue his academic and football career at Grove City College. The program is getting a great young man! Good luck!
#BrickbybrickGCC@aric_is_mvp@CHSComets@GCC_FB
Just a guy with 39 successful combat flight missions on his resume about to dig in with a machine gunner at Omaha Beach on D-Day behind the plate. Two goddamn men.
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of John Adams.
John has been with us since our time at Cleveland Municipal, banging his drum for nearly 50 years, bringing joy to fans and players alike.
John, you will be missed but your legacy will live on forever.
Myles Copeland plays in The Basketball League, a pro startup.
His day job: firefighter in Toledo.
After a 24-hr shift, he drove to New York for a playoff game.
When a ref collapsed, Copeland performed CPR on him for 10 minutes โ saving his life.
Then, he helped his team win.
Talk about perspective. Inspiring mic drop here from @AF_Baseball head coach Mike Kazlausky.
"All we're doing at the Academy is training war fighters because the next game they play is going to be war. This is a whole hell of a lot bigger than baseball."
#AmericasTeam | @KVUE