Week 30 | TESTS
TESTS do not start or stop in school. TESTS are a part of sports and a part of life, and they come in many different forms. I was at a basketball tournament last weekend, and I saw a 4th-grade girl get fouled with her team down by 2 with 5 seconds left. She had 3 free throws and the chance to win the game for her team, but the pressure was more than she could handle. The gym was packed, and everybody was watching. She missed all 3 free throws. That was a big TEST for such a young girl, and most people would say that she failed because she missed those shots and her team lost, but I would say that her ability to pass or fail that TEST was not decided by her making or missing those shots. I would say that her ability to pass or fail that TEST would be decided on how she bounced back the next day. I saw her walk in the gym the next day, and she had her head up, she was smiling, and she had a bounce to her step. I thought to myself, “She...