Enjoyed my time with Coach Brady and his team. This stop along the way has a special place in my heart because it was Coach Brady that gave me my opportunity to play college basketball at Samford University. In 1992 he offered me a scholarship just a few days before classes started and the rest is history. My life was better because of it and I hope his has been as well. He touched on this with his team that life and sports are about relationships. How that many years ago who would have ever thought that he would coach me and now I am back helping his team to Live ON Purpose!
I thank him for investing in his team and in me over the years. His ability to push me out of my comfort zone helped me, not only physically, but also mentally. My approach to basketball, business, parenting, and life he has played a role in. Not because of anything that he has said to me personally since being on his team, but what he taught me many years ago. That you have to give to get, to not mistake kindness for weakness, and preparation is everything.
The lesson in all of this is to never discount the power that you have to influence someone’s life. Most of the time our influence is not seen instantly as much as it is seen over a long period of time. That should motivate us not to take our lives or relationships for granted. They matter. You matter. We matter. Most importantly God matters. Live ON Purpose!