Tuesday, January 14, 2020

I got you Joe Burrow!

I watched something that bugged me. A beautiful blonde sports reporter...female...was interviewing Joe Burrow, LSU quarterback, Heisman trophy winner, Joe Burrow. She had in her neatly manicured hand a picture of him that looked to be from when he was in middle school. I'm not sure her intent. Don't we all look geeky in middle school? Was she attempting to shame him by pointing out that as a middle schooler he was small and unassuming? His response was perfect. She asked something like what does that kid look like to you.  

His response? A National Champion. (and this was before the 2019 National Championship ok technically 2020 but it was for the 2019 season football confuses me, I digress.). Now this reporter may have never had an awkward stage. Maybe she has always been told she is beautiful, been handed everything she has ever wanted but that is a teeny tiny minority of people out there sugar, and I have to say I don't know your name so there's that... Ok. So I was just mean to her. Not my intent. Maybe she has had to work just as hard and some producer handed her that photo and told her to use it. Who knows!!

Most people have had to work hard for their dreams. Looked weird at some point. You can be anything you set your mind to, but you will never reach the top if you don't keep climbing!  

I can't find two of my yearbooks one middle school and one high school but I wanted to submit...Erika...the early years to support Joe Burrow. He doesn't need my support of course but we are all human. No matter how big we get we are all still the same person on the inside. There will always be someone trying to knock you down.  Enjoy your moment...moments. Enjoy your success! You have worked hard to achieve it. Look around and enjoy it. One day you are going to be looking down the throat of 50 like a bad dream and you will remember that time you reached that one goal.

What's the next goal Joe? You can do whatever you put your mind to. Keep climbing and by all means....Go out! Be kind!
I made really bad hair choices.

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