"We shall play every game to the hilt
with every ounce of fiber
we have in our bodies."
-- Vince Lombardi
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| Statue 11-16-14 |
"Defeat is not the worst of failures.
Not to have tried is the true failure."
-- George E. Woodberry
"A bruise is a lesson ...
and each lesson makes us better."
-- George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Leo's football season ended last night.
He and his teammates watched the thing they've fought for all season go home on the other team's bus.
I won't pester Leo with platitudes and cliches about how it's okay to lose and that winning isn't everything, and blah de blah de blah.
Life will teach him that, so I don't have to.
My job is to simply let him feel his feelings, honor them as such, and give him the time and space he needs to deal with them.
He'll pick up the pieces and spit out courage.
That's what winners do.
He and his teammates watched the thing they've fought for all season go home on the other team's bus.
I won't pester Leo with platitudes and cliches about how it's okay to lose and that winning isn't everything, and blah de blah de blah.
Life will teach him that, so I don't have to.
My job is to simply let him feel his feelings, honor them as such, and give him the time and space he needs to deal with them.
He'll pick up the pieces and spit out courage.
That's what winners do.
