2007I have constantly called it the “wussification” of America. It’s almost funny because with all the flaws and inequities in the American experience, one of the overriding principles of the American ideal is competition, fair play and to the victor goes the spoils. Twitter Facebook
Individuals get the headlines but it is teams that win. Make no mistake about it, teams have to be created.
When I was young, my parents bought me a book by Max Lucado named “On the Anvil.” While the Christian book…
I caught touchdowns, first downs, threw blocks that sprung touchdowns and ran off safeties so my tight end and slot receiver could get open. I played special teams, caught the long ball and even got in on a tackle after an interception was thrown. Twitter Facebook
I feel like a hypocrite for even penning these thoughts to paper considering I speak all over the country to young people and dedicated my book to talking about being well rounded and being a complete person. But this is a truth that cannot go unspoken…
I get irritated with the folks at my church sometimes when they talk of mission fields. I always laugh when they say people around the world need help. People need help right here. It may not be as sexy or inspiring to talk to about, but people right around…
Back when I played football, I lined up at the wide receiver position. I ran the wrong route one time and it prevented the tight end from catching a touchdown pass in a very important drive for my offense going into halftime. After receiving an ample chewing from my…
Hall of fame coach John Thompson said, “You don’t play for the people in the stands. You do your thing and let the people enjoy watching you play.”
I have and will always look at things from the athlete’s perspective. I…
I have always kept close contact with my California roots, especially all my friends that went to Cal. One of the people that I spent a lot of time with was a kid from Southern California named Tyrone. He became roommates with my best friend from…
What we all want in life is a shot. What we do with that shot, that’s the story we want to tell or hide, depending on what we do with it.
That’s the way I start off every one of my…
We all have those moments in our life when we do monumentally stupid things.
Sometimes those things are things that we don’t even like to do. We do them because everybody was doing them and more truthfully, we do them…
