I’m in no way an Alabama fan. Having said that, kids, take note of what just happened with Jalen Hurts. The guy wins 26 games in 2 years. He leads his team to the playoffs both years. Gets benched in the national championship game. Has his starting job taken from him (by a better player). Nowadays, that’s when 99% of players either quit or transfer....not this guy. Sits the bench the whole year, works his tail off to become a better player and has to come in and lead his team to a come from behind win to win the SEC Championship. This is what sports should be about. Parents, let your kid fail so they can learn how to deal with it and become better because of that failure. Sports can teach you a lot about life if you will let it. Jalen, thank you for setting an example of what being a great teammate looks like. When asked what made him stay at Alabama and not transfer, Jalen responded with “I put it in God’s hands and He handled it for me”. Wow.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI’m in no way an Alabama fan. Having said that, kids, take note of what just happened with Jalen Hurts. The guy wins 26 games in 2 years. He leads his team to the playoffs both years. Gets benched in the national championship game. Has his starting job taken from him (by a better player). Nowadays, that’s when 99% of players either quit or transfer....not this guy. Sits the bench the whole year, works his tail off to become a better player and has to come in and lead his team to a come from behind win to win the SEC Championship. This is what sports should be about. Parents, let your kid fail so they can learn how to deal with it and become better because of that failure. Sports can teach you a lot about life if you will let it. Jalen, thank you for setting an example of what being a great teammate looks like. When asked what made him stay at Alabama and not transfer, Jalen responded with “I put it in God’s hands and He handled it for me”. Wow.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI’m in no way an Alabama fan. Having said that, kids, take note of what just happened with Jalen Hurts. The guy wins 26 games in 2 years. He leads his team to the playoffs both years. Gets benched in the national championship game. Has his starting job taken from him (by a better player). Nowadays, that’s when 99% of players either quit or transfer....not this guy. Sits the bench the whole year, works his tail off to become a better player and has to come in and lead his team to a come from behind win to win the SEC Championship. This is what sports should be about. Parents, let your kid fail so they can learn how to deal with it and become better because of that failure. Sports can teach you a lot about life if you will let it. Jalen, thank you for setting an example of what being a great teammate looks like. When asked what made him stay at Alabama and not transfer, Jalen responded with “I put it in God’s hands and He handled it for me”. Wow.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWill Grier is a different case study.
Leaving UF was a great decision for him. Not the quitting of the team, but the leaving of an environment that was leading to bad decisions and life choices.
Not much of a secret that he and his kicker roommate at UF we’re big on the party scene and the substance he got popped for wasn’t the only one going into his body fairly regularly. He got a fresh start at WVU in a different location and certainly seems to have settled down (married with kid).
So, all in all...his story is maybe not as much of a quitter as you may think and more of a redemption one as well.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHe is a much different case study, but a good one.
Leaving UF was a great decision for him. Not the quitting of the team, but the leaving of an environment that was leading to bad decisions and life choices.
Not much of a secret that he and his kicker roommate at UF we’re big on the party scene and the substance he got popped for wasn’t the only one going into his body fairly regularly. He got a fresh start at WVU in a different location and certainly seems to have settled down (married with kid).
So, all in all...his story is maybe not as much of a quitter as you may think and more of a redemption one as well.
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Relax...
Most of your children are already failures. You don't need to "let" them do anything. It will happen naturally.
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This a bit shocking. I don’t believe that in 2018 people still believe in a story book that basically is an explanation for the unknown before science. Putting it in God’s hands and He handled it for me for me is nonsense. There are NO gods. The gods aren’t making a difference in any way, and the fact that people aren’t questioned about their sanity when making these statements is disturbing. It’s 2018, enough already!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis a bit shocking. I don’t believe that in 2018 people still believe in a story book that basically is an explanation for the unknown before science. Putting it in God’s hands and He handled it for me for me is nonsense. There are NO gods. The gods aren’t making a difference in any way, and the fact that people aren’t questioned about their sanity when making these statements is disturbing. It’s 2018, enough already!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI’m in no way an Alabama fan. Having said that, kids, take note of what just happened with Jalen Hurts. The guy wins 26 games in 2 years. He leads his team to the playoffs both years. Gets benched in the national championship game. Has his starting job taken from him (by a better player). Nowadays, that’s when 99% of players either quit or transfer....not this guy. Sits the bench the whole year, works his tail off to become a better player and has to come in and lead his team to a come from behind win to win the SEC Championship. This is what sports should be about. Parents, let your kid fail so they can learn how to deal with it and become better because of that failure. Sports can teach you a lot about life if you will let it. Jalen, thank you for setting an example of what being a great teammate looks like. When asked what made him stay at Alabama and not transfer, Jalen responded with “I put it in God’s hands and He handled it for me”. Wow.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postummmm.....you're talking about football in the south. To them football is god. Plenty of religious nutters don't believe in science - except when they get sick of course.
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Teach them to get up when they get knocked down, courage, and resilience because life is going to be bumpy.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis a bit shocking. I don’t believe that in 2018 people still believe in a story book that basically is an explanation for the unknown before science. Putting it in God’s hands and He handled it for me for me is nonsense. There are NO gods. The gods aren’t making a difference in any way, and the fact that people aren’t questioned about their sanity when making these statements is disturbing. It’s 2018, enough already!
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