I have no knowledge of sports . . .
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Jordin Tootoo from the Grand Rapids Griffins, making a young fan very happy. |
or more accurately, I have a very limited knowledge,
like a knowledge that people exchange currency to observe athletic interchanges . . .
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Sign at a Green Bay Packers game |
and clearly,
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England's World Cup qualifying game against Poland which was rained out when officials refuse to close the stadium's retractable roof. |
there is a portion of the global population who is happy with this arrangement.
Years ago I worked with a gentleman in his 50s who was a quadriplegic,
the result of incredibly incompetent cancer treatment.
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Jason McElwain, an autistic high school basketball team manager, after playing in the last few minutes of the final home game, making six three-pointers and one two-point shot before the game ended. |
He was an exceptionally happy individual, who loved three things . . .
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A long-haired Pittsburg Steelers fan. |
fruitcake, gospel music, and a national football team (that I in no way can remember the name of.)
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I have no idea what sporting event this is from. |
For his birthday, he received a fruitcake (with more rum than fruit) and a new sports blanket.
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A fan getting a half-court hook shot and being hug-tackled by LeBron James |
Congratulating myself, because I recognized the adornment on the blanket as a football helmet,
I confessed my ignorance and asked him what team was on his blanket.
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The conclusion of some sporting event, probably involving sticks, where a team appears to have lost. |
He looked at me, slowly shook his head, and said,
"You poor baby."
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Pitied for my lack of sports knowledge.
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Jack Hoffman, a 7-year-old brain cancer patient, scores a 69-yard touchdown in the 2013 Nebraska Spring Game! |
All things considered,
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Florida State University wide receiver Travis Rudolph eating lunch with a young student who was sitting alone, while the college team visited the Tallahassee middle school. |
if that is the extent of my pitiable state,
lack of sporting knowledge, while retaining my ability to use my limbs . . .
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Diamondbacks fan Ian McMillan, gives his ball away to a disappointed boy who missed the catch. |
and I occasionally get a rum cake with fruit,
I'll accept that.
#Sports #Happy #Gratitude #Hospice #Kindness
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Baseball and a Hole in Arizona |
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