They say a father is the one person who quietly roots for you to outgrow him—to go further, do better, and live bigger than he ever could. There’s something really powerful in that. 🥹💕
Nick Saban going out of his way to track down an opposing player whose father had just passed
Saban had experienced losing his dad at the same age & wanted to offer his condolences
Being able to combine this with all of his intensity… special.
.@mrvincecarter15 talks about the time Michael Jordan came back to UNC to play pick-up, picked all the walk-ons … and still beat everybody. 😂
"All of a sudden you're seeing walk-on players doing stuff that you're like, 'Bruh, where'd you get this game from?!' It's just who he is, his aura."
19 years ago, Jason McElwain, the autistic manger for his high school basketball team, played for the first time.
In the final 4 minutes, he scored 20 points.
I’ll never forget watching this in HS & seeing him win an ESPY over Kobe’s 81-point game
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In 2016, Florida State football player Travis Rudolph made headlines for a simple act of kindness when he noticed a middle school student, Bo Paske, eating lunch alone in the cafeteria.
Rudolph chose to sit with him, unaware that Bo was autistic and often struggled to find company during lunch. Bo’s mother shared how much it meant to her and her son.