I am still sore as hell. Yes I played in the turkey bowl again. It was kind of a let down because lots of our starters could not be there. It sucked. But it was fun. I had too many decletions to count. How about Sam Chu and his brave heart at 34. Even P. Jin made huge impact on the last game. He was an animal! All the guys that were there, were guys with BIG hearts. I was really proud of them all. Even the guys who messed up. Or the guys that got burned, got penalties, droped balls, missed blocks, threw interceptions, missed interceptions, ran wrong routes, whatever it was, they did it with heart.
On Saturday, after the game I came home and thought about some of the guys that I've played with this year. Many guys just gave up and did not even bother to show up. Not everyone of course. Some had real good reasons and others did not. Some just had no heart in it and others just ran out of motivation. Some guys in college group that came out to practice did not bother to tell anyone why they did not play. I realize that some people just don't have the talent. I will not be negative, Yet I want to talk about finishing what you started.... I know that many people are scared to make mistakes and scared of being responsible for the mistakes that they make. I know that our strive for competition sometimes go overboard. With all the yelling and unchristian things that went on, it is easy for one to say that Turkey bowl is un-christian and it serves no purpose. But with that said, I want to talk about the brotherhood that formed. I want to talk about the fellowship that happened with other churches. Getting to know other Christians from other churches. A group of guys that I would have never known had it not been for the little event called Turkey bowl. How about guys in my own team. Some guys that I barely knew before, now when I see them and I see my teammates. I know that Turkey Bowl is not for everyone. I also know that some people really love it.
Personally, I love football. I would have played regardless of it being Christian or not. So it does not matter. But once again I want to talk about finishing what I started. That is just in my blood. Not saying that I am great or nuthin, but I am serious about loyalty and finsihing what I started. I am sure this can be a good thing or a bad thing. If I am on board for something, I want to stick with it till I am done. This is the reason why I am still at my job. Because there is something that I want to finish. This is why I do not church hop. I hope for those that played, it was a good experience for them. Though I am not satisfied with our result, I am extremely happy with the efforts that people who played. It just makes me think how we would have done if we had our entire squad.... the whole time.
To those who gave it their all with me.....
I would like to dedicate the last quote from the movie braveheart;
"In the year of our Lord, 1314, patriots of Scotland, starving and outnumbered, charged the fields of Bannockburn. They fought like warrior poets, they fought like Scotsmen...and won their freedom."
New version
"In the year of our Lord, 2003, memers of CPC, stupid and outnumbered, charged the fields of Da Valley. They fought like warrior poets, they fought like Koreans.... and won some respect."
Oh by the way, I would rather lose like we did than have ringers and win the whole thing. I almost gave into the temptation of using ringers....