Applauding A Great Catch

Today at EverydayQB, I want to take an opportunity to applaud an everyday team player, someone who stepped up and made the big catch when he was most needed. Jerry Rice has been quoted saying, “I’ve got to show them I can handle what they’re going to throw at me.”

Some friends of mine were due to have their second child recently and chose to have the child at home with a midwife. The father of the expectant child is a former football player, current football coach and an exceptional man. He has a relentless work ethic and a giant heart. So on Sunday, February 15th, when his wife went into labor and the midwife didn’t get there in time for the birth of their second daughter, my friend ‘handled what was thrown at him’ and without any previous experience, delivered his daughter.

This to me is an amazing story of a sports analogy brought to real life. Wide receivers on a football team are taught that, when they run their routes and turn towards the quarterback, they must immediately have their hands prepared for what might be coming there way. Because they may not know the timing of the pass or the velocity at which it will come, being ready at any moment to step up and make the big play is an important aspect of being a successful athlete. You may catch the pass that wins the game, have the ball in your hands to make the winning basket or be at the plate needing to drive home your teammate on base for the winning run, but each require a readiness. The famous British statesman, Benjamin Disraeli, is quoting as saying, “One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes”.

My friend’s opportunity had come and he was ready. They now have two healthy, beautiful daughters. Well done, Brian, well done.

Are you ready for an opportunity that could come your way, today?