How to Get Where Your Going
1. Be great at what you do.
2. Join groups that show you have leadership. It looks good on any resume, whether it's for a job or university/college. First of all, it keeps you busy and out of trouble. Secondly, it draws attention to you. It's what separates you from everybody else.
3.Get good outstanding grades.
-Casey Printers, Pro Quarterback, 3 time Grey Cup winner
A True Team Player
A true team player is very rare. I have only witnessed this twice in my life. The first time I witnessed this was in my second year of football. A player on my team played fullback/running back and he would never study his playbook. Eventually we had to move him to linebacker. Some of the coaches and players thought he only played football so that he could have a jersey and say that he "plays football", but at one practice the defensive coach told him to study the play book and at the next practice to tell him what the specific defense was used for and how it's played, thinking he wouldn't do it. The next practice he showed up and recited the use of the defense, surprising all of us, yet, putting a smile on all of our faces. It turned out that he really like playing linebacker; I even remember chasing him down the field because he intercepted one of my passes. After about a month he was talking to my dad (Head Coach) and he volunteered to play offensive line. Anyone who has ever played football knows that no body wants to play o-line or ever volunteers. He gave up being a star player to put the team first; or at least we thought he gave up being a star player. He went on to win the Offensive Lineman of the Year award and now plays rep in the next age group up.
The second time I was blessed to witness this, was again in my second year. The other running back was 16lbs over weight. He wanted to stay with the team so badly that he lost 18lbs in 3 weeks. He tried so hard and showed so much heart that the whole team was pulling for him. The moment he stepped on the scale at weigh in, the room went silent and not one person wasn't holding their breath. When the scale said he made weight, the team erupted. Him, his mom, and my dad started to cry. Lo Rider proved the power of possibility thinking.
The bottom line is that both of the athletes are team players, and family to me. It just goes to show that when you put others ahead of yourself, you build special relationships, and create synergy.
Any one who has a story about leadership or a team player, please share it with us and write it in the guest book. Thank you, J.C. Lewis
