Their Words. Their Terms.

Thoughts from Faith Driven Athletes.

Unexpected Detours
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Unexpected Detours

I know what the person who's having an All-Star year feels like, and I can also know what the person who gets sent down or released feels like. God has made something beautiful out of every stop on my journey.

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The Brain Game
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The Brain Game

How effectively we think through what we're going to do with the information we perceive and act on it determines our performance in any situation.

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Through the Fire
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Through the Fire

After seven teams in four different leagues in just two years, hitting every variety of dead-end you could imagine, I was ready to give up. But God had other plans.

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Facing Your Blitz
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Facing Your Blitz

The election happened. It looks like we’re changing presidents. Can we find reconciliation and unity in a president? Likely not. That is up to you and me, people who follow the only One who brings ultimate reconciliation and peace.

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Extended Family
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Extended Family

If my teammates and this community have taught me anything, it's that you don't have to share a bloodline to be family. After what the people here have done for me and my parents, that word has taken on a new meaning.

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Never Give Up
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Never Give Up

Looking back now, it's amazing how close I was to never playing in that game. How close I was to giving up on the sport. To giving up on myself. To giving up on my dreams. But God has never given up on any of us, so why should I start the idea of quitting with my own career?

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Flip the Script
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Flip the Script

When Ed Orgeron didn’t get the USC job, his world caved in. But when his wife told him, “God has a better plan for you,” neither of them knew just how right she was.

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What Took You So Long, Champ?
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What Took You So Long, Champ?

Every newcomer was typically matched with an older player so that the veteran could show the rookie the ropes. My mentor was none other than a 14-year-old prodigy named Arthur Ashe.

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