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I have a confession....
I'm not a sports fan. Especially of football.
In high school, yes. I played in pep band. Attended most of the games. Rooted for the home team. I knew all the players, the cheerleaders, the mascot, the pep club, and my fellow pep band members.
After high school, life got in the way. And I didn't pay much attention to sports.
But while on vacation, going south to the warmer climes, we rendezvoused with friend, who was a sports fan. In the lounge of the motel room we hunkered down to watch the game:
Super Bowl LI
Patriots vs. Falcons
I enjoy the Super Bowl ads. Usually watch them over and over again on YouTube. I wondered what Lady Gaga would do for half-time. And she did not disappoint her audience.
First half of the game, the Patriots were getting slaughtered. It looked like it was over.
During half-time, I wondered what was being said the locker room. All the Falcons had to do was to run out the clock.The Patriots? I thought of Al Pacino's inspirational speech in Any Given Sunday (1999).
Fighting for that inch.
(caution: language)
( reference: https://youtu.be/WO4tIrjBDkk )
Maybe the Patriots heard a speech like that.
In the last half of game, a miracle happened. The biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. The game went into over-time. Never happened before.
The instant playbacks showed the players catching the ball within a inch of the ground, staying in-bounds by that inch, making the goal by an inch.
It was the inches that won the game. A real-time drama that was stranger than fiction.
Other words....
In the last half of game, a miracle happened. The biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. The game went into over-time. Never happened before.
The instant playbacks showed the players catching the ball within a inch of the ground, staying in-bounds by that inch, making the goal by an inch.
It was the inches that won the game. A real-time drama that was stranger than fiction.
Other words....
The Best Game Ever!
An inspiration to never give up. And fight for those inches. Even if it's never been done before.
That game was a great life lesson. Even made a football fan out of me. And that was a miracle.
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Timeless Truths (Part 1) - A Cup of Cold Water (2013)
Timeless Truths (part 2) - Love (2013)
Timeless Truths (part 3) - Hakuna Matata - No Worries? (2013)
Timeless Truths (part 4) - A Mother's Advice (2013)
Timeless Truths (part 5): Always Assume Positive Intent (2014)
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