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Men of Integrity, May/June 2000
No Hotshots
Key Bible Verse: For
we are God's fellow workers (1 Corinthians 3:9a). Bonus Reading: 1 Corinthians
3:5-10
Men
often talk about their "glory years" in high school. At Benson High
School, in Portland, Oregon, I was a sports-minded, egotistical maniac. I was
the tallest guy on the team and could have broken scoring records, but Coach Gray
wouldn't let me. Even with the brakes on, twice that year I scored 39 points,
and in the season finale against Wilson I scored 40. I averaged 27 points per
game. As a team we scored more than 100 points in seven games and averaged over
90. I was voted the Oregonian's 1981 All-Metro area player of the year,
and joined Dean Derrah on the All-Metro team.
Coach Gray wouldn't allow
me to be a hotshot scorer because he was more interested in the final stat—number
one. He knew the only way we could reach that championship level was for us
to become team players. In basketball and in life everyone starts out with a
what's-in-it-for-me attitude. Children are selfish. That natural selfishness
has to be broken to be a winner. You have to realize you can't do it all by
yourself. You need the team. Coach Gray made me pass the ball and play unselfishly.
Regardless of individual stats, we, the team, reached the top. We went all the
way.
—A. C. Green in Victory
Personal Challenge:
- Do you view success as a team or individual
endeavor? How might you need to alter your view?
Thought to Apply: You've got to have the blocking
or you can't gain the yards.
Credits: Adapted from— Tuesday:
Victory (Creation, 1994)
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May/June 2000, June 27, 2000
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