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The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen doesn't happen. A champion is beaten, an unknown becomes a champion. - Roger Bannister

Coaching, writing, working, parenting; sometimes it they make it seem like Sisyphus had it easy.  But then you get an email like I did last week and perspective is restored and life is great.

I was out of town last week for a conference.  I was actually at Disney World — without my family for the first time.  This did not sit with them very well, even though I told them I wasn't going to the park and wouldn't have much time to enjoy the wonders of Disney World.  The fact was I was going to the Mouse House and they weren't.

The conference was packed with classes and I was running from one thing to the next.  I was only able to squeeze in a couple of minutes a day to check my email.  On Wednesday morning I got an email that someone had sent in a nomination for Coach of the Month.  I don't get enough of these, but when I do I love to read about great coaches and what it is people love about them.  When I opened this nomination I knew the coach was ineligible to win, it came from my son.

HE NEVER GAVE UP ON A KID THAT COULDN'T DO SOME DRILL I SHOULD KNOW HE WAS MY COACH AND HE DIDN'T SAY "WE HAVE TO WIN"

You never know what they pick up on, you just hope it's the good things you do rather that the weaknesses we all have.  Thanks kid, you made my year.