AsahighschoolathleticscoachIgaveaspeechaboutfootballtostudentsandparentsaimingatgettingnewteammembers:Italkedabouthow"everyonecanbenefitfromfootball.Thisyearaworried-lookingcoupleapproachedme.Their
AsahighschoolathleticscoachIgaveaspeechaboutfootballtostudentsandparentsaimingatgettingnewteammembers:Italked abouthow"everyone canbenefitfromfootball.Thisyearaworried-lookingcoupleapproachedme.Theirsonwhohadasicklychildhoodreallywantedtoplayfootball.They'dtriedtotalkhimoutofitbuthehadhisheartsetonjoiningtheteam.
Whentheytoldmehisnamemyheartsank.Michaelwasshortandthin.Hewasalonelykidandtheconstanttargetofotherkids'jokes.IknewMichaelwouldnevermakeit.Butsoclosetomy "footballisforeveryone" speech Itoldthemwecouldgiveitatry.
OntheopeningdayofpracticeMichaelwasthefirstplayeronthefield.Westartedaone-milejogaroundthetrack.Repeatedlyhefelleachtimepickinghimselfup.Thesamethinghappenedforweeks.ButMichaelputhiswholeheartintothetraining.CraduallyMichaelgainedstrengthbothsociallyandphysically.Hebegantolaughandmostoftheteammatesbecamefriendly.BythelastweekofpracticeMichaelcouldrunthemilewithoutfalling.Heaskedmetoaddafewmoreexerciseshecouldworkonhisown.Soon Michaelrantheopeningmilefasterthananyone.
OnedayafterpracticetheteamcaptainStevecameuptome.Hewastalentedbutlazy.Hewaspopularwithstudentseventhoughhecouldbeheartless.StevepointedtothefieldwhereMichaelwasjoggingallaloneandaskedmewhyhewasstilloutthere.ItoldStevetoaskhim.ThenextnightIwassurprisedtoseeSteveexercisingrightnexttoMichael.
Finallyourbiggamecame-atfirstwewerelosingbytwelvepoints.Icouldseethatsomekids hadalreadylostheart.ButMichaelwasplayingashardashecould beggingtheteamtokeeptrying.Finallywewonthegamebyonepointinthefinaltenseconds.
Atourcelebrationdinnerwealwaysgaveabigawardtothemostproductiveplayer.Stevehadscoredthemostpointsthatseason andeveryonecheeredashereceivedhisaward."There'ssomeonewhodeservesitmorethanIdo" Stevesaid "EverythingIaccomplished andeverythingtheteamaccomplishedthisseasonisthankstooneperson-Michael."TheentireteamcheeredasSteveturnedtheprizeovertotheplayerwhohadinspiredthemall.
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