Sports is sick and getting sicker. Want proof? Just look at the sports pages any day of the week.
But I believe it still can be saved. Want to know who’ll save sports?
I think those who still love sports the most -- the young kids -- will restore sports to its previous glory.
The young kids who aren’t playing for the money or the scholarships.
The young kids who love to play more than they love to win.
The young kids who still realize that the true meaning of sports is not about “me,” but about “we.”
Bianca is one of those young kids. She’s a third-grader who plays in a church league in central
Early in the season, one of Bianca’s teammates missed a practice session. Two days later, Bianca called the girl at home and offered to come over to show her what she missed at practice!
A simple phone call. A simple act of caring.
Bianca really gets it.
In case you don’t get it . . . when was the last time you missed a day of practice or a day of school or a day of work and somebody called and offered to help you?
More importantly, when’s the last time you offered to help someone else, like Bianca did?
It’s been said about sports that if some of the players care, the team will have some success. If more players care, the team will have even more success. But if everyone on the team cares, the team will have incredible success.
Bianca didn’t just care -- she showed that she cared.
For me, the greatest moment in sports in 2007 wasn’t a 500-foot home run or a 50-yard field goal.
For me, the greatest moment in sports in 2007 was a simple phone call made by a third grader to her teammate.
Thanks, Bianca,
Rob Gilbert
