This great life lesson is courtesy of the Northern State Men's Basketball Team. This is what athletics is all about:
THE GAME
IT ALL STARTS WITH A LITTLE KID PLAYING OUT HIS HEROES PART WITH THE BIG PLAY.
THE HOURS OF ENJOYMENT SPENT BATTLING IMAGINARY PLAYERS BEGINS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GAME.
THE ENJOYMENT CARRIES OVER TO CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT AND A GOAL TO BE THE BEST.
THE HARDWORK BEGINS TO PAY OFF WITH THE ADMIRATION OF COMPETITORS AND COACHES.
THE ATTENTION GROWS UNTIL THE BIG DAY, A COLLEGE COACH CALLS WITH THE OFFER OF A DREAM.
NOW THE TRUE TEST OF THE DEVOTION TO THE GAME- TOTAL COMMITMENT.
THERE IS NO ROOM FOR HALF-HEARTED EFFORTS NOW; EVERYDAY IS ALL OUT WAR JUST TO STAY IN THE GAME.
EVERYONE IS GUNNING FOR YOU; EVERYONE WANTS TO BE THE BEST.
AT THE END OF THIS THERE’S THE HOPE OF PLAYING WITH THE HEROES IN HIS DREAMS.
AFTER PLAYING OUT HIS DREAMS WITH HIS HEROES HE REALIZES THAT THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF ALL A WAITS - LIFE.
HE MUST TRADE THE HARD COURT FOR THE OFFICE, BUT HE KNOWS THAT THE GAME HAS PREPARED HIM FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD.
HE KNOWS THAT ANY DREAM CAN BE REACHED AND ANY GOAL MET. THIS DRIVE TAKES HIM A LONG WAY FROM THE COURT WHERE ALL THOSE DREASM BEGAN.
THE HARDWORK AND CONFIDENCE INSTILLED THROUGH THE HOURS OF PLAYING THE GAME ARE EVIDENT IN HIS EVERY HABIT.
NOW HE REALIZES HOW WELL THE GAME HAS PREPARED HIM FOR THE BIGGEST GAME OF ALL.
HE KNOWS THERE IS NO CHALLENGE HE CANNOT OVERCOME WITH THE ABILITIES HE HAS BEEN GIVEN AND THE WORK ETHIC HE HAS BUILT.
LIFE HAS THE NEED FOR THE INTRICATE BALANCE BETWEEN WORK, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS MUCH THE WAY A TOTAL PLAYER NEEDS ALL THE SKILLS TO BE COMPLETE IN HIS GAME.
JUST LIKE THE GAME, IN LIFE HE CAN’T CONCENTRATE ON JUST ONE AREA HE MUST PAY ATTENTION TO EVERYTHING AROUND HIM OR A COSTLY MISTAKE MAY BE MADE AND THE LOSS OF SOMETHING VALUABLE MAY OCCUR.
MUCH LIKE LIFE, THE GAME CAN BE PLAYED BY ONESELF, BUT MUCH MORE ENJOYMENT CAN COME FROM IT BY HAVING OTHERS AROUND TO SHARE THE LOVE TO THE GAME WITH.
THIS IS WHEN HE GAINS THE TRUE UNDERSTANING- ONLY IN LIVING LIFE CAN THE TRUE LOVE OF THE GAME BE ACQUIRED.
IT ALL STARTS WITH A LITTLE KID PLAYING OUT HIS HEROES PART WITH THE BIG PLAY.
THE HOURS OF ENJOYMENT SPENT BATTLING IMAGINARY PLAYERS BEGINS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GAME.
THE ENJOYMENT CARRIES OVER TO CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT AND A GOAL TO BE THE BEST.
THE HARDWORK BEGINS TO PAY OFF WITH THE ADMIRATION OF COMPETITORS AND COACHES.
THE ATTENTION GROWS UNTIL THE BIG DAY, A COLLEGE COACH CALLS WITH THE OFFER OF A DREAM.
NOW THE TRUE TEST OF THE DEVOTION TO THE GAME- TOTAL COMMITMENT.
THERE IS NO ROOM FOR HALF-HEARTED EFFORTS NOW; EVERYDAY IS ALL OUT WAR JUST TO STAY IN THE GAME.
EVERYONE IS GUNNING FOR YOU; EVERYONE WANTS TO BE THE BEST.
AT THE END OF THIS THERE’S THE HOPE OF PLAYING WITH THE HEROES IN HIS DREAMS.
AFTER PLAYING OUT HIS DREAMS WITH HIS HEROES HE REALIZES THAT THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF ALL A WAITS - LIFE.
HE MUST TRADE THE HARD COURT FOR THE OFFICE, BUT HE KNOWS THAT THE GAME HAS PREPARED HIM FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD.
HE KNOWS THAT ANY DREAM CAN BE REACHED AND ANY GOAL MET. THIS DRIVE TAKES HIM A LONG WAY FROM THE COURT WHERE ALL THOSE DREASM BEGAN.
THE HARDWORK AND CONFIDENCE INSTILLED THROUGH THE HOURS OF PLAYING THE GAME ARE EVIDENT IN HIS EVERY HABIT.
NOW HE REALIZES HOW WELL THE GAME HAS PREPARED HIM FOR THE BIGGEST GAME OF ALL.
HE KNOWS THERE IS NO CHALLENGE HE CANNOT OVERCOME WITH THE ABILITIES HE HAS BEEN GIVEN AND THE WORK ETHIC HE HAS BUILT.
LIFE HAS THE NEED FOR THE INTRICATE BALANCE BETWEEN WORK, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS MUCH THE WAY A TOTAL PLAYER NEEDS ALL THE SKILLS TO BE COMPLETE IN HIS GAME.
JUST LIKE THE GAME, IN LIFE HE CAN’T CONCENTRATE ON JUST ONE AREA HE MUST PAY ATTENTION TO EVERYTHING AROUND HIM OR A COSTLY MISTAKE MAY BE MADE AND THE LOSS OF SOMETHING VALUABLE MAY OCCUR.
MUCH LIKE LIFE, THE GAME CAN BE PLAYED BY ONESELF, BUT MUCH MORE ENJOYMENT CAN COME FROM IT BY HAVING OTHERS AROUND TO SHARE THE LOVE TO THE GAME WITH.
THIS IS WHEN HE GAINS THE TRUE UNDERSTANING- ONLY IN LIVING LIFE CAN THE TRUE LOVE OF THE GAME BE ACQUIRED.
