SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE GREATEST GOLFER IN THE WORLD
"Who's the greatest golfer in the world?"
That's the question the golf instructor asked my son. As I walked in the door, the golf instructor recognized me. He was the same instructor who taught golf to my late father. He taught me. I was bringing my son to be taught.
He looked at my son, not quite five, and asked him a question that anyone following the golf world would know. He expected the universal answer. One man has revolutionized the sport of golf. Virtually every major sport has dropped in participation while golf has skyrocketed. The rocket that has carried the sport upward is one young man. The golf pro figured that my son should know that. When we walked in the door, I explained that I wanted my son to take golf lessons. The instructor looked down at the little boy that barely reached my waist and asked the famous question.
"Who's the greatest golfer in the world?"
My son without blinking an eye or missing a beat instantly answered. He knew without hesitation or doubt. "My daddy," he answered.
The instructor smiled, understanding both the correctness and error of the answer.
I smiled, realizing the responsibility placed within my hands for the shaping of a young mind. Do you realize to someone, especially if you have children, you are the greatest in the world? YOU are the greatest influence, the greatest guide, and the one your children are most likely to imitate, not the celebrity. Makes you feel like a Tiger doesn't it?
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Kevin is a boy who might be described as "slow." He didn't learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. He couldn't compete in schoolyard races. But Kevin had a way with people. His bright smile and big heart won him plenty of friends.
My friend Randy, the pastor at Kevin's church, decided they needed a basketball team for boys. Kevin signed on and soon basketball became a center of his life. He practiced hard. While the other boys worked at...>>Read more...
Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
Capone had a lawyer nicknamed 'Easy Eddie.' He was Capone's lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.
To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money...>>Read more...
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by.. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the...>>Read more...
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