Sportsmanship & Character

Here's a video I watched this morning on Yahoo about a high school football player from Washington who has Down Syndrome. Apparently he was put in at the end of the game while his team was about to suffer a shut out loss, but coaches from both teams arranged to create a special moment for this young man.



What I love about this whole thing is guys were diving at him and chasing him, making the experience as real as possible and its just something really special for this kid to experience. Not everyone knows what it feels like to have a crowd cheer for you and score a touchdown, especially someone with physical or mental disabilities. I think the kids on both teams here display a great amount of character and sportsmanship.

Let this little video be a reminder to us out to not take the basic things we can do and accomplish on a daily basis for granted. For all the millionaire players and billionaire owners in the NFL who are about to duke it out over who is more greedy, let this special player remind you it's moments like the one experienced at this Washington high school that we play the game. We play for moments that define our character and bring about truly unique life experiences that you can't get anywhere else.