Football Inspirations

Please pray for Paul

It is a miracle Paul is even alive!

At 11:10 am on Feb. 9th, Paul was crushed by thousands of pounds of wood at work. Several cants (apx.500lbs each) pressed against his torso area from his head, neck and abdomen. He has a tear in one lung, broken/crushed thyroid cartilage (adams apple), and massive soft tissue damage throughout his back and chest. His lung is slightly collapsed with some air escaping into his chest, which they are monitoring regularly with x-rays. Also, when someone gets crushed, it releases some kind of chemical that gets flushed through the liver and kidneys, and they are watching regularly for damage of those organs. The CT scan showed that his spine is okay.
They also said his adams apple was crushed.

They also told us that he had multiple broken bones, but it turns out that he didn't. However he does fractures throughout his ribs and sternum.

They also said that he has an anoxic brain injury, which is very concerning!

One paramedic said it is a miracle that he could talk. He is stable and receiving CCU care. They don’t have a room in CCU yet, but the team from that department comes to his emergency area, and he may be moved there today. He is talking, but can’t walk yet. The massive tissue damage throughout, along with his other injuries is extremely painful for him, and he is on huge amounts of morphine. Thank you for your prayers!

If you need to get ahold of me, you can reach my cell at 778-823-242

Thank you for your prayers.

"Football is like life, 
it requires perseverance, 
self-denial, hard work sacrifice,
dedication and respect for authority." 
Vince Lombardi

Knute Rockne's 25 Commandments

As seen here: http://www.knuterockne.com/commandments1.htm

1. Scholarship: The player should first be a good student. Do not neglect your studies. Your first purpose should be to get an education.
2. Cooperation: Everyone should work for the common good of the school and the squad. Everyone should boost everyone else; a disorganizer has no place on the squad.
3. Obedience: The public holds the coach responsible for the team; his orders must be obeyed. He is responsible for the system and the carrying out of the system, not necessarily the winning of the game.
4. Habits: Good habits are only doing those things which help and not doing those things that will harm or hinder.
5. Ambition: Keeping an eye on the future, always trying to improve oneself. Interest and spirit sometimes outweigh natural ability.
6. Attendance: Anything worth doing is worth doing well. Try not to miss a day of school or practice.
7. Earnestness: The desire to make every minute count, always wanting to do the right thing for the team and the school.
8. Morals: A high standard of living and thinking.
9. Sportsmanship: Good sportsmanship9 means clean and fair play. Treat your opponent with respect.
10. Conduct: Your school, family, town, community and yourself are judged by your conduct; you can make or break them.
11. Unity: Actions on part of every member of the squad for the common good.
12. Service: Students should always consider that they are receiving far more than they are giving. Their best efforts for their school are none too good.
13. Leadership: The willingness to help, guide or direct, in the right way, be example, words or actions.
14. Patience: The willingness to take and profit by the instructions received, although not a member of the first team.
15. Loyalty: To give your best service to the team, school, game and coach.
16. Self-sacrifice: Giving up some of the present things for the future.
17. Determination: The mental quality of strong determination is very necessary to win in the face of strong opposition.
18. Confidence: The belief in oneself, teammates, team and plays.
19. Remarks: Be careful of your remarks about anyone; if you cannot say something good, say nothing. Talking too much is bad policy.
20. Responsibility: Being dependable, the performing of one's duties, the desire to be known as responsible.
21. Concentration: During school hours, think and prepare your studies; they must be of first importance. During practice, think only of playing; if you have studied, you ill not have to worry about your schoolwork.
22. Losing: You can be a hard but good loser. Any coach or team that cannot lose and treat their opponents with respect has no right to win; a poor sportsman generally tries to amuse the spectators with his self-styled clever wit by making abusive remarks, which act as a boomerang by intelligent spectators.
23. Winning: If you are the rightful winner, be willing to take credit for it, but keep in mind that it was only your time to win and that your winning was probably due to conditions or a reward for your sacrifices; a kind word or a handshake goes a long way toward forming a lasting friendship, and does not change the score.
24. The Past: It is history. Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself.
25. The Present and Future: Give to your school the best that you have, and the best will come back to you. Your success in the future depends on the present. Build well.

Learn more about this famous college football coach on his official website:
http://www.knuterockne.com/

"Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up."
~Knute Rockne

- In 1999 Rockne was named one of the greatest coaches on "ESPN SportCentury."
- In 13 years as the head of Notre Dame, Rockne lost just 12 games.
- Notre Dame won the national championship in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1929 and 1930.
- This well-known college coach is best known for his "Win one for the Gipper" speech at Notre Dame in 1928.

Read more about this famous college football coach:
http://www.knuterockne.com

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"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." Archie Griffin

“You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.” Will Rogers