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[TC @totalcristiano]

I’ll forever be thankful to be on your side.

[Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) @BauerOutage]

Vamos Mexico!

[Rob Schneider 🇺🇸 @RobSchneider]

I will pay the fines for any @MLB Christian player who wears a Bible verse on their uniform.
@MLB is ANTI-CHRISTIAN

[CristianoXtra @CristianoXtra_]

Hey @grok , Red Card or No red card? 👀

[Real Madrid C.F. @realmadrid]

🤍 El Papa es del Real Madrid. ¡Bienvenido, León XIV!

[Andres Oppenheimer @oppenheimera]

"¿Qué has estado haciendo en los últimos 12 años, Andrés?"

[joaquín @user040850]

será en 2030

[joaquín @user040850]

tocó esperar a 2026 para que me regalen el álbum

[Roberchenko @Roberto82776966]

Como estas @Alvaro10fidalgo?

Que comiste hoy?

Tienes frío?

Se han portado bien contigo?

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

130 schools said no.
He led the losingest program in college football history to a national championship anyway.
Fernando Mendoza was a 2-star recruit from Miami.

He tried to walk on at his hometown school. They passed.
So did FIU.
So did FAU.
So did everyone else.

At 17, he was sitting in his bedroom, crying over a silent recruiting inbox—after driving to 18 camps with his dad and sending highlights to more than 100 programs.
Not one FBS offer.
His only option? Yale. No scholarship. No NFL path.

Everyone told him to be “realistic.”
“Know your place.”
“Be grateful.”
He didn’t listen.
Because Mendoza understood something most people miss:
The worst outcome isn’t failing.
It’s never getting the chance to try.

Two weeks before signing day in 2022, his phone rang.
Cal needed a body. One offer. Out of 134 schools.
He took it.
He arrived as the third-string quarterback.
Spent a year on the scout team.
Lost his first four starts.
Got sacked 41 times behind a broken offensive line.

Still got up. Every time.
Then Cal brought in a transfer instead of building around him.
So Mendoza left the only school that had ever said yes.
He transferred to Indiana—the losingest program in college football history.

People laughed.
“Career suicide.”
“Graveyard program.”
“Nobody wins there.”
One coach told him something different:
“I’m going to make you the best Fernando Mendoza possible.”
That was enough.
Mendoza wasn’t just playing for football.
His mother has battled multiple sclerosis for 18 years.

Before every snap, he thought of her.
“My mother is my why.”
Indiana went 16–0.
Beat six Top-10 teams.
Won their first Big Ten title since 1945.
Mendoza threw 41 touchdowns.
Won the Heisman—first in school history.
First Cuban-American to ever do it.

Then came the title game.
Miami. Near his hometown.
Fourth-and-4. Season on the line.
Quarterback draw.
The kid 134 schools rejected spun through defenders and dove into the end zone.

Game over.
Indiana—national champions.
The losingest program became the best team in America.
All because a 17-year-old refused to believe “no” was the end.

Rankings don’t decide your ceiling.
Gatekeepers don’t write your ending.
Being overlooked isn’t a verdict—it’s a starting point.

Sometimes all you need is one shot…
and the courage to bet on yourself when nobody else will.
Don’t quit.

Credit: Barclay Mullins

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

“I am a Catholic. I am a Catholic man.”

— Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza on why he took his trophy to the priests at the St. Paul Center at his university

[(fan) Mario @Mario___RM]

El mejor juego de fútbol de la historia.

[Conor McGregor @TheNotoriousMMA]

The born day of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is upon us!

Merry Christmas everyone! 🙏❤️🇮🇪

[Francisco @fran_carrascoo]

@gastonedul Pasan los mundiales y ninguna supera esta:

[Arpan Gupta @arpangup]

When Shohei Ohtani was a high school freshman, he created a detailed "dream sheet" with one central goal: to be the #1 draft pick for 8 NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) teams.

It was a 64-cell roadmap based on a framework called the Harada Method.

Here's exactly what Shohei did 👇

1. First, some history.... The Harada Method was created by Takashi Harada, a Japanese junior high track coach. He took a team ranked last out of 380 schools and, using his system, turned them into the #1 team in the region within 3 years. They held that top spot for the next 6 years.

2. You start by placing your main goal in the center of an 8x8 grid. For Ohtani, this was "be the #1 draft pick."

3. Next, you identify 8 critical supporting pillars needed to achieve that goal. These surround the main goal.

Ohtani's 8 pillars were:
• Body
• Control
• Sharpness
• Speed
• Pitch Variance
• Personality
• Karma/Luck
• Mental Toughness

4. You then break down each of those 8 pillars into 8 smaller, actionable tasks or daily routines.

This fills out the entire 64-cell grid, turning a massive dream into a concrete, daily action plan.

To improve his karma, he listed tangible actions like:

• Showing Respect to Umpires
• Picking up trash
• Being positive
• Being someone people want to support

5. The method goes far deeper than just technical skills. It forces you to analyze your weaknesses and build confidence. It also has a highlight on service to others, emphasizing that humility and contributing to your community are essential for personal success.

6. The key to the system is daily execution and accountability. Once the 64-cell chart is complete, you turn the tasks and habits into a daily diary and a "Routine Check Sheet." It’s designed to transform abstract intentions into a measurable, daily practice.

[joaquín @user040850]

@BlueJays @MLB @MLBNetwork @MGMRewards

[Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers]

THEY STILL NOT LIKE US. #WORLDSERIES

[Craig @craig3124]

@LakeShowYo after next seasons world series win, ohtani will retire, play basketball for the clippers g league team for a season, come back to the dodgers and win another 3 straight world series.

[Mac @MacMiller]

Be you.

You’ll be fine.