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Joe Gibbs is the head coach of the Washington Redskins in the NFL. He has won three Superbowls and is in the Hall of Fame. Here's his bio and his Wikipedia log. After retiring in 1992, he came back as head coach of the Redskins in 2004 and unfortunately for him, they're an awful team this year (2 wins, 5 losses).
I was reading this article on a sports blog that I visit. The author was initially writing about Joe Gibbs personal website and wanted to make a few jabs at him. However, Gibbs has an ongoing series of videos (vlogs?) in which he explains his "spiritual game plan." He talks about various principles and messages from the Bible and he tends to relate them directly to his current experiences with the Redskins.
That blog article gives a nice summary of each week so far. If you're into sports or the NFL, it may be worth a gander.
2 comments:
I saw some clown on TV saying that 'sports are just a diversion' in life. What do you think of that eh?
Touchy subject, actually. One professional player (Tiki Barber from the NFL) supposedly said recently that he would retire early, while in his prime, because football is "just a game."
He came out later and the attributed quotes were not from him. In the meantime, though, the comments offended a lot of people that devote so much of their lives to sports.
And if you take into account the effect that coaches and school teams have on kids, one could argue sports can have a large impact on us. Throw in stories like the New Orleans Saints as they inspire the rebuilding of their city...
Yeah, sports are more than a diversion. There are, however, more important things in life, like our families and our faith in God.
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