WEEK 19 | Forgive By Showing and Giving Love
Every year, somebody gets cut from a team, gets passed in the draft, and gets dismissed or mistreated in the locker room. Many athletes are not able to let those slights go, and many of them hold on to those grudges intentionally to use them as motivation. Tom Brady probably still gets emotional when thinking about getting passed over for six other quarterbacks, and 192 other players. After winning the super bowl after leaving the New England Patriots for the Tamba Bay Buccaneers, he released a commercial including headlines, voice-overs, and tweets from his many skeptics and unbelievers, including athletes, sportswriters, and fans, criticizing him and doubting his ability to play at a high level at his age. Tom Brady has used those slights, grudges, and criticism to help him win a record 7 Super Bowls. The ultimate grudge-holder in sports might be Michael Jordan. If you looked at Jordan wrong, he might hold a grudge against you. He made up grudges to motivate himself, and h...