The grandpa you laughed at behind his back for letting you watch violent war movies as a kid, but who freaked out about the Disney show where the kid had 2 Dads... that guy was right.
There was evil in the war movie, but it was generally evil depicted AS EVIL in a great struggle between good and evil, and it trained the consciences of a generation to value things like...
- Valor
- Self-sacrifice
- Courage
- Integrity
- Honor
- Patriotism (yes, patriotism IS a good thing)
My Dad used to say, "The worst kind person is the guy who was born on third and acts like he hit a triple."
Be wise, but watch a war movie with your kids today and help your American kid understand they were born on third base because a bunch of people died to get them three bases ahead.
A carpenter in an obscure province of Ancient Rome was actually God himself, and he was executed by the state and came back to life and never died again.
Call me old fashioned but — there is not a dollar amount that would make me leave my team and join the team that literally just whooped us and kept us from making program history.
To put Tennessee’s three straight Elite Eight trips in perspective…
This is just the second time Duke has been to three straight Elite Eights. Coach K did it once 25 years ago.