There a few sporting events that I know I will never forget as long as I live. Not in any particular order....

Boise State's win in the Fiesta Bowl last year,

Nebraska's loss to Miami in the 1980 Orange Bowl,

The 4th and 13 miracle our highschool rival pulled on us in the state semi-finals costing us a possible first ever state championship my senior year,

The tears in their eyes, the look of complete euphoric exhaustion and absolute joy on their faces and the clearance they got jumping up and down screaming and yelling, this past football season when the boys I coached won a really tough play-off game in overtime against their biggest rival to advance to their championship,

And finally, this story.

When I first saw it on the news, I couldn't help but cheer for him myself. I thought it was amazing and that he had really had an incredible run. I was also taken by the fact that his teammates jumped up and down screaming and yelling having the time of their lives watching him succeed. It really was one of those life imitating art moments. Stories that good aren't made up, and they can only happen and inspire in real life. Congratulations to him. He deserves every bit of it.

The year he did that, ESPN gave him an ESPY for his amazing performance. In fact, as I recall, he beat out Kobe Bryant for that ESPY, who happened to put up 81 points in one game that year. Now, I'm not a big fan really; but, Kobe to his credit, agreed that the award went to the better player....

Cheers,
Dutch