As you know I'm in california with Sr. Master Dilegge, the time difference has caused me to miss the majority of the ufc fight this weekend and most of the super bowl as well. I received an awesome email this morning from Mr. Elder director of Victory School in Texas. I wanted to pass on his observations from an historic game. We can all learn from the events that took place regardless of if you are a nfl fan or even a rival team fan.
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The pace was set in the Super bowl
last night when the Steeler QB,
Roethlisberger drove himself
20 yards to score the first
touchdown of the game.
First blood.
It's not his job to do that - Quarterbacks
are trained to plan and execute plays using
wit and skill, not brawn.
But after looking and finding no one to
throw to, he did what he had to do.
And set off a chain of events that eventually
brought his team to victory.
Another Steeler defied his job description, too.
When he found himself in his team's end zone
with the ball suddenly in his hands, instinct
took over.
And James Harrison ran it 100 yards for an
emotionally charged touchdown.
No celebrating at that time for him, though.
Indeed, he was flat on his back for a while,
gasping for air. Then spent the next fifteen
minutes breathing oxygen on the bench.
But with a smile on his face.
Mr. Harrison will truly go down in history
for that run but what most people don't know
is that he was cut three times by the Steelers
in his first two seasons.
And also let go by the Baltimore Ravens.
"I almost quit to become a bus driver,"
he reflected. "I was going to get a regular
job like everyone else."
Instead, he ran when he needed to and is now
a household name, at least among sports fans.
How many will be positively affected by
these performances?
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
A Copy of my passing score card!
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