Believe
By Ray Shay
I love to watch a good football game. I also enjoy writing an interesting story each week. I had a tough time finding that balance on Sunday, as I kept watching the amazing gridiron battle between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers for the National Football Conference Championship. It was a game for the ages.
I kept thinking I needed to find something to write about as my Monday deadline was quickly approaching. I just could not turn off the game. I have always found by both playing and coaching competitive sports that what occurs on the field, rink, court or pitch, frequently reflects the realities of both life and business.
It is one of the primary reasons Theresa and I require each of our three sons to play any team sport they wish. I really do not care if it is tiddly wink's. Find the sport you love and compete. If it emphasizes teamwork, sacrifice and giving it your all, go for it.
| Russell Wilson Postgame Interview |
Both Russell and Aaron Rodgers of the Greenbay Packers are amazing quarterbacks and competitors, who in the heat of the battle, never flinched. I have seen men in life threatening situations show that same calmness and focus. It is amazing to witness.
Forget fear and the challenges confronting you and your teammates. Fight on, I say. As the leader you can never, ever quit. As a team player, the same applies and every person has to do their job. Forget the doubters, just bring everything you have to help your teammates and strive with every ounce of your desire to win.
It was incredible to watch Russell Wilson win the game by throwing a pass to his teammate Jermain Kearse. On his four previous attempts, Jermaine failed to catch any of them. In fact, for a variety of reasons, each of Russel's previous four passes to him were ultimately intercepted by the Green Bay Packers.
If you don't follow football, a single interception is a bad thing. Four interceptions are a proverbial train wreck and in all likelihood the Seahawks should have never won the game.
I think it was all about believing. Russell Wilson still believed and trusted Jermaine. When overtime approached, he even predicted he was going to complete a pass to him to win the NFC Championship Game. Russell then went out and did it.
As the tears streamed down his face, Russell said, "I believed we would win." Think about that. He also believed in his teammate. How often in both life and business do people face adversity and stop believing in people they previously trusted.
Russel Wilson showed a depth of character to the world, that is often missing in leaders. He is the type of friend and leader anyone would want to associate themselves with. He simply never quit.
Go HAWKS!
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