2013 NFL Draft and A Little Advice To Our Big Dreamers

So I spent most of my weekend sitting at my desk listening to the NFL Draft on the ESPN website while I’m not a Gamecock fan even though I’m born and bred here out of South Carolina I was simply rooting for Marcus Lattimore if you’re not sure who he is check out his story.  I was also lurking trying to see whom my Tennessee Titans were picking and to see where my Tennessee Volunteer boys were going but one thing that one of the announcers said that stood out to me was:

ESPN reporter just said it best. The sports scholarship that these students’ sign are actually contracts. College sports is a business the sports department and school pays for text books, room, and board plus tuition and the kids pay with their sweat, blood and time. Always make sure your babies got a backup and not just a pipe dream.

And it really made me stop and think I mean really how many of our kids have these dreams of being some major league ball player whether it’s baseball, football or basketball and they make the mistake of filling their heads up with all this glitz and glamor from what they see in today’s world.  Parents as the first role models to our children it’s imperative that we set the motion that education is important and then allow for them to understand that while they may be good enough to make it that sometimes just being good enough isn’t enough.  Marcus was driven to succeed he was determine to make it and he was given his opportunity while we probably won’t see him play this season he’s got time to grow on the San Francisco 49ers squad and I’m sure we will be hearing more about his progress.  I am very proud of the way that the SEC situation went we had quite a few guys go to the majors and I am going to love seeing these guys excel in their game.

I can truly say we have some good role models in some good positions but even they are human and they make mistakes to.

Truly Blessed,

Missy B