As I mentioned in a recent blog, I spent Super Bowl weekend in Fort Lauderdale with several of my high school teammates and lifelong friends. On the morning of the Super Bowl, sitting poolside, we watched a church service on the TV at the tiki bar of our Airbnb. Pastor Tom Mullins, a former high school and college football coach, performed the service. Who better to give a Super Bowl Sunday sermon?
Like any good coach, he referenced the importance of teamwork. He quoted Ecclesiastes 4:12 “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” This verse emphasizes the strength found in unity, and interdependence, whether in friendships, marriages, teams, or communities. The “three strands” metaphor suggests that when people come together and mutually support one another, they become much stronger than when they stand alone.
My friends and I have been an unbreakable cord for more than four decades. We’ve been fortunate to celebrate triumphs together, as well as support one another through life’s inevitable tribulations. When I am coaching, whether it be daily interactions with my own players, or those I only work with once a year at my OLine Clinics, I often wonder if (and certainly hope) the relationships they are forging will help them be successful on the field this season and in their lives for decades to come?
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