And back then there was no thought of your kid having the chance to

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Mar 14, 2025
9:38:59am

byubyu All-American

And back then there was no thought of your kid having the chance to

make millions playing ball in college.

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byubyu

Bio page: byubyu
Joined: Jun 28, 2006
Last login: Mar 15, 2025
Total posts: 68,451 (3,151 FO)

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Imagine being Richie's dad, who got up at 5 am every* morning to take his son to

Abe Froman

Mar 14, 9:36am

And back then there was no thought of your kid having the chance to

byubyu

Mar 14, 9:38am

Or any guarantee he'd actually play in college.

Mjolnir

Mar 14, 10:51am

And what a great place to practice - no distractions, just pure focus.

BlueFever

Mar 14, 9:39am

I'm sure glad his dad had keys to the church

B Blue

Mar 14, 9:58am

I make sure to always have a calling that gets a key to the church. It's worth

Ripliancum

Mar 14, 2:07pm

Our building has electronic keys, and unless you're bishopric or stake calling

JupiterJones

Mar 14, 3:29pm

Nice BigUte reference. I’m still laughing.

thirdgencoug

Mar 14, 10:35am

I'm sure one of these was BigUte when he read this

Geldir

Mar 14, 10:37am

Makes me realize I could sacrifice more for my kids than I do. I feel like i

Mar 14, 11:00am

My bet is if your kid asked you, you would do it.

daJimmer

Mar 14, 11:03am

Make your hobbies their hobbies. My son is a golfer. It's no sacrifice at all to get up at 5am to go play golf. It could

HarlemCoug

Mar 14, 11:24am

I tried, but ended up making their

deljdc

Mar 14, 1:00pm

If a child has a particular strong drive and ambition it is wise to encourage

Plantagenet

Mar 14, 11:52am

I have a friend who's dad really pushed him like that.

fredy

Mar 14, 11:25am

My understanding is that Richie is very self motivated

Projectoor

Mar 14, 11:50am

His dad is great

Mar 14, 2:22pm

Yep. His Dad was my Stake Pres and that devotional has always stuck with me

BlueKoolaid13

Mar 15, 8:44am

Imagine my dad: He got me up at 5 am, five days a week for 4 years.

Mar 14, 7:17pm

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