bob richards, the former pole-vault champion, shares a moving story about a skinny young boy who loved football with all his heart.
practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. but being half the size of the other boys, he got absolutely nowhere. at all the games, this hopeful athlete sat on the bench and hardly ever played.
this teenager lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. even though the son was always on the bench, his father was always in the stands cheering. he never missed a game. this young man was still the smallest of the class when he entered high school. but his father continued to encourage him but also made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he didn't want to.
but the young man loved football and decided to hang in there he was determined to try his best at every practice, and perhaps he'd get to play when he became a senior. all through high school he never missed a practice nor a game but remained a bench-warmer all four years. his faithful father was always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him. when the young man went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a "walk-on." everyone was sure he could never make the cut, but he did.
the coach admitted that he kept him on the roster because he always puts his heart and soul to every practice, and at the same time, provided the other members with the spirit and hustle they badly needed.
the news that he had survived the cut thrilled him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father. his father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games. this persistent young athlete never missed practice during his four years at college, but he never got to play in a game.
it was the end of his senior football season, and as he trotted onto the practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the coach met him with a telegram. the young man read the telegram and he became deathly silent. swallowing hard, he mumbled to the coach, "my father died this morning. is it all right if i miss practice today?" the coach put his arm gently around his shoulder and said, "take the rest of the week off, son. and don't even plan to come back to the game on saturday."
saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. in the third quarter,when the team was ten points behind, a silent young man quietly slipped into the empty locker room and put on his football gear. as he ran onto the sidelines, the coach and his players were astounded to see their faithful teammate back so soon. "coach, please let me play. i've just got to play today," said the young man. the coach pretended not to hear him. there was no way he wanted his worst player in this close playoff game. but the young man persisted, and finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach gave in. "all right," he said."you can go in." before long, the coach, the players and everyone in the stands could not believe their eyes. this little unknown, who had never played before was doing everything right. the opposing team could not stop him. he ran, he passed, blocked, and tackled like a star. his team began to triumph. the score was soon tied. in the closing seconds of the game, this kid intercepted a pass and ran all the way for the winning touchdown. the fans broke loose. his teammates hoisted him onto their shoulders. such cheering you never heard.
finally, after the stands had emptied and the team had showered and left the locker room, the coach noticed that this young man was sitting quietly in the corner all alone the coach came to him and said, " kid, i can't believe it. you were fantastic! tell me what got into you? how did you do it?"
he looked at the coach, with tears in his eyes, and said, "well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?" the young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, "dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and i wanted to show him i could do it!"
like the athlete's father, god is always there cheering for us. he's always reminding us to go on. he's even offering us his hand for he knows what is best, and is willing to give us what we need and not simply what we want. god has never missed a single game. what a joy to know that life is meaningful if lived for the highest. live for him for he's watching us in the game of life!
理查茲，前撐桿跳冠軍，分享了一個(gè)關(guān)于一個(gè)瘦小的男孩誰喜歡足球的一切，他的心感人的故事。
練習(xí)練習(xí)之后，他熱切地把所有的東西都給了他。但是，作為其他男孩的一半大小，他完全沒有地方。在所有的比賽，這個(gè)充滿希望的運(yùn)動(dòng)員坐在板凳上，幾乎沒有發(fā)揮。
這個(gè)少年和他的父親一起生活，他們中的2人有一種非常特殊的關(guān)系。即使兒子總是在板凳上，他的父親總是在看臺(tái)上歡呼。他從來沒有錯(cuò)過一場比賽。這個(gè)年輕人進(jìn)入高中時(shí)仍然是班里最小的。但他的父親繼續(xù)鼓勵(lì)他，但也明確表示，他沒有踢足球，如果他不想。
但是，年輕人喜歡足球，并決定在那里堅(jiān)持，他決心盡自己的努力，在每一個(gè)練習(xí)，也許他會(huì)得到發(fā)揮，當(dāng)他成為一名高級(jí)。他從來沒有錯(cuò)過一個(gè)練習(xí)，也沒有一個(gè)游戲，但仍然是一個(gè)板凳溫暖四年。他忠誠的父親總是站在看臺(tái)上，總是用言語來鼓勵(lì)他。當(dāng)這個(gè)年輕人上大學(xué)時(shí)，他決定試著去看足球隊(duì)作為一個(gè)“走”，每個(gè)人都確信他永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)被砍，但他沒有。
教練承認(rèn)，他把他放在名冊上，因?yàn)樗偸前阉男暮挽`魂，每一個(gè)實(shí)踐，并在同一時(shí)間，提供了其他成員的精神和迫切需要他們的迫切需要。
他活下來的消息使他激動(dòng)不已，于是他趕緊打電話給他父親。他的父親分享了他的興奮，并為所有的大學(xué)比賽送上了賽季的門票。這名年輕的運(yùn)動(dòng)員在大學(xué)四年中從未錯(cuò)過訓(xùn)練，但他從來沒有在一場比賽中比賽。
這是他高中的足球賽季結(jié)束，當(dāng)他跑到練習(xí)場大型決賽開始前，教練給了他一份電報(bào)。男孩看完電報(bào)，他變得死一般的寂靜。吞咽困難，他嘟囔著教練，“我父親今天早上去世了。如果我錯(cuò)過今天的練習(xí)，這一切都好嗎？”教練輕輕地?fù)е募绨蛘f：“休息一周，兒子。甚至連星期六的比賽都不會(huì)回來?！?BR> 星期六到了，比賽不順利了。在第三節(jié)，當(dāng)球隊(duì)落后十分時(shí)，一個(gè)安靜的年輕人悄悄溜進(jìn)了空更衣室，并把他的足球裝備。當(dāng)他走到場邊，教練和他的球員們驚訝地看到他們忠實(shí)的隊(duì)友這么快就回來了?！苯叹殻堊屛彝?。“我今天剛要玩，”年輕人說。教練假裝沒聽見他說。在這場結(jié)束的季后賽中，他沒有辦法最壞的球員。但年輕人堅(jiān)持，終于感覺對不起孩子，教練給了?！薄昂冒?，”他說，“你可以進(jìn)去了，”不久，教練、球員和看臺(tái)上的每個(gè)人都不敢相信自己的眼睛。這個(gè)小不知道，誰從來沒有玩過的一切權(quán)利。對方的球隊(duì)不能阻止他。他跑了，他通過，阻止，并像一個(gè)明星。他的球隊(duì)開始取得勝利。比分很快就被系上了。在比賽的最后幾秒，他中途截球，所有獲勝的觸地得分的方式。球迷們打破了。他的隊(duì)友們把他舉到肩膀上。你從未聽過這樣的歡呼。
最后，在站了，隊(duì)員沖完澡離開了更衣室，教練注意到這個(gè)年輕人靜靜地坐在角落里獨(dú)自教練走過來對他說，“孩子，我不相信。你太棒了！告訴我你是什么東西？你是怎么做到的？”
他看了看教練，眼中有淚，說：“嗯，你知道我爸爸死了，但是你知道我爸爸是盲人嗎？”年輕人使勁地咽下了一個(gè)微笑，“爸爸來了我所有的比賽，但今天是他第一次看到我的比賽，我想告訴他我可以做到！”
像運(yùn)動(dòng)員的父親，上帝總是在那里為我們喝彩。他總是提醒我們要去。他甚至為我們提供了他的手，因?yàn)樗朗裁词堑模⑶以敢饨o我們我們需要的東西，而不是我們想要的。上帝從來沒有錯(cuò)過一個(gè)單一的游戲。如果生活在的生活中是有意義的，那是多么的快樂。為他活在生命的游戲中！
practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. but being half the size of the other boys, he got absolutely nowhere. at all the games, this hopeful athlete sat on the bench and hardly ever played.
this teenager lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. even though the son was always on the bench, his father was always in the stands cheering. he never missed a game. this young man was still the smallest of the class when he entered high school. but his father continued to encourage him but also made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he didn't want to.
but the young man loved football and decided to hang in there he was determined to try his best at every practice, and perhaps he'd get to play when he became a senior. all through high school he never missed a practice nor a game but remained a bench-warmer all four years. his faithful father was always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him. when the young man went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a "walk-on." everyone was sure he could never make the cut, but he did.
the coach admitted that he kept him on the roster because he always puts his heart and soul to every practice, and at the same time, provided the other members with the spirit and hustle they badly needed.
the news that he had survived the cut thrilled him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father. his father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games. this persistent young athlete never missed practice during his four years at college, but he never got to play in a game.
it was the end of his senior football season, and as he trotted onto the practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the coach met him with a telegram. the young man read the telegram and he became deathly silent. swallowing hard, he mumbled to the coach, "my father died this morning. is it all right if i miss practice today?" the coach put his arm gently around his shoulder and said, "take the rest of the week off, son. and don't even plan to come back to the game on saturday."
saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. in the third quarter,when the team was ten points behind, a silent young man quietly slipped into the empty locker room and put on his football gear. as he ran onto the sidelines, the coach and his players were astounded to see their faithful teammate back so soon. "coach, please let me play. i've just got to play today," said the young man. the coach pretended not to hear him. there was no way he wanted his worst player in this close playoff game. but the young man persisted, and finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach gave in. "all right," he said."you can go in." before long, the coach, the players and everyone in the stands could not believe their eyes. this little unknown, who had never played before was doing everything right. the opposing team could not stop him. he ran, he passed, blocked, and tackled like a star. his team began to triumph. the score was soon tied. in the closing seconds of the game, this kid intercepted a pass and ran all the way for the winning touchdown. the fans broke loose. his teammates hoisted him onto their shoulders. such cheering you never heard.
finally, after the stands had emptied and the team had showered and left the locker room, the coach noticed that this young man was sitting quietly in the corner all alone the coach came to him and said, " kid, i can't believe it. you were fantastic! tell me what got into you? how did you do it?"
he looked at the coach, with tears in his eyes, and said, "well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?" the young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, "dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and i wanted to show him i could do it!"
like the athlete's father, god is always there cheering for us. he's always reminding us to go on. he's even offering us his hand for he knows what is best, and is willing to give us what we need and not simply what we want. god has never missed a single game. what a joy to know that life is meaningful if lived for the highest. live for him for he's watching us in the game of life!
理查茲，前撐桿跳冠軍，分享了一個(gè)關(guān)于一個(gè)瘦小的男孩誰喜歡足球的一切，他的心感人的故事。
練習(xí)練習(xí)之后，他熱切地把所有的東西都給了他。但是，作為其他男孩的一半大小，他完全沒有地方。在所有的比賽，這個(gè)充滿希望的運(yùn)動(dòng)員坐在板凳上，幾乎沒有發(fā)揮。
這個(gè)少年和他的父親一起生活，他們中的2人有一種非常特殊的關(guān)系。即使兒子總是在板凳上，他的父親總是在看臺(tái)上歡呼。他從來沒有錯(cuò)過一場比賽。這個(gè)年輕人進(jìn)入高中時(shí)仍然是班里最小的。但他的父親繼續(xù)鼓勵(lì)他，但也明確表示，他沒有踢足球，如果他不想。
但是，年輕人喜歡足球，并決定在那里堅(jiān)持，他決心盡自己的努力，在每一個(gè)練習(xí)，也許他會(huì)得到發(fā)揮，當(dāng)他成為一名高級(jí)。他從來沒有錯(cuò)過一個(gè)練習(xí)，也沒有一個(gè)游戲，但仍然是一個(gè)板凳溫暖四年。他忠誠的父親總是站在看臺(tái)上，總是用言語來鼓勵(lì)他。當(dāng)這個(gè)年輕人上大學(xué)時(shí)，他決定試著去看足球隊(duì)作為一個(gè)“走”，每個(gè)人都確信他永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)被砍，但他沒有。
教練承認(rèn)，他把他放在名冊上，因?yàn)樗偸前阉男暮挽`魂，每一個(gè)實(shí)踐，并在同一時(shí)間，提供了其他成員的精神和迫切需要他們的迫切需要。
他活下來的消息使他激動(dòng)不已，于是他趕緊打電話給他父親。他的父親分享了他的興奮，并為所有的大學(xué)比賽送上了賽季的門票。這名年輕的運(yùn)動(dòng)員在大學(xué)四年中從未錯(cuò)過訓(xùn)練，但他從來沒有在一場比賽中比賽。
這是他高中的足球賽季結(jié)束，當(dāng)他跑到練習(xí)場大型決賽開始前，教練給了他一份電報(bào)。男孩看完電報(bào)，他變得死一般的寂靜。吞咽困難，他嘟囔著教練，“我父親今天早上去世了。如果我錯(cuò)過今天的練習(xí)，這一切都好嗎？”教練輕輕地?fù)е募绨蛘f：“休息一周，兒子。甚至連星期六的比賽都不會(huì)回來?！?BR> 星期六到了，比賽不順利了。在第三節(jié)，當(dāng)球隊(duì)落后十分時(shí)，一個(gè)安靜的年輕人悄悄溜進(jìn)了空更衣室，并把他的足球裝備。當(dāng)他走到場邊，教練和他的球員們驚訝地看到他們忠實(shí)的隊(duì)友這么快就回來了?！苯叹殻堊屛彝?。“我今天剛要玩，”年輕人說。教練假裝沒聽見他說。在這場結(jié)束的季后賽中，他沒有辦法最壞的球員。但年輕人堅(jiān)持，終于感覺對不起孩子，教練給了?！薄昂冒?，”他說，“你可以進(jìn)去了，”不久，教練、球員和看臺(tái)上的每個(gè)人都不敢相信自己的眼睛。這個(gè)小不知道，誰從來沒有玩過的一切權(quán)利。對方的球隊(duì)不能阻止他。他跑了，他通過，阻止，并像一個(gè)明星。他的球隊(duì)開始取得勝利。比分很快就被系上了。在比賽的最后幾秒，他中途截球，所有獲勝的觸地得分的方式。球迷們打破了。他的隊(duì)友們把他舉到肩膀上。你從未聽過這樣的歡呼。
最后，在站了，隊(duì)員沖完澡離開了更衣室，教練注意到這個(gè)年輕人靜靜地坐在角落里獨(dú)自教練走過來對他說，“孩子，我不相信。你太棒了！告訴我你是什么東西？你是怎么做到的？”
他看了看教練，眼中有淚，說：“嗯，你知道我爸爸死了，但是你知道我爸爸是盲人嗎？”年輕人使勁地咽下了一個(gè)微笑，“爸爸來了我所有的比賽，但今天是他第一次看到我的比賽，我想告訴他我可以做到！”
像運(yùn)動(dòng)員的父親，上帝總是在那里為我們喝彩。他總是提醒我們要去。他甚至為我們提供了他的手，因?yàn)樗朗裁词堑模⑶以敢饨o我們我們需要的東西，而不是我們想要的。上帝從來沒有錯(cuò)過一個(gè)單一的游戲。如果生活在的生活中是有意義的，那是多么的快樂。為他活在生命的游戲中！