One coach’s words to an opposing player after a game will warm your heart. No one likely saw what this baseball coach said coming, especially to a player on another team. Watch the short but powerful clip to hear what this coach said to a player on the opposing team.
Competition, as it has been said time and time again, brings out the best in everyone. Competition is good and it causes people to rise to the challenge and meet the moment, which are even more sayings that we have all heard whenever the topic of competition is raised. But is that actually true?
We have all seen plenty of examples of players, coaches and parents when they aren’t exactly at their best. Because they have gotten entirely caught up in the moment, they act out in ways that are pretty embarrassing and downright cringeworthy. A lot of people, as evidenced by many social media clips, are horrible losers and, in many cases, even worse winners. What happened to winning and losing with grace and class? Sportsmanship seems to be just about dead.
However, it appears that sportsmanship still has a pulse. A clip posted on social media shows a coach delivering an important, unexpected message to a player on the opposing team.
After the game, as the two teams were going through the line to shake hands, the coach told the player to “come see me in just a second.” What could this coach possibly want to say to this kid on the other team?
“Hey, look, all the talent in the world, the thing that’ll make you go furthest, is what you’re doing over here on third base when these kids are hitting good,” the coach said.
“The best part about you today was how good of a teammate you are,” the coach added. “Telling all these guys, ‘Great hit,’ doing all the things. You keep that up.”
In a world where winning and losing seem to be all that matters, this is a welcome and unexpected message, and one that most people need to hear and grasp.
Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.”