… just reading that in Roosevelt’s voice gave me chills

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Aug 7, 2024
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Saxa All-American

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Saxa

Previous username: jota
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My son can't catch a break.

S-rizzle

Aug 7, 12:59am

One of my buddies lost a couple million dollars in his early thirties. He was

Big Daddy D

Aug 7, 1:22am

Love this story. Thank you

Hawk Talons

Aug 7, 1:31am

Reminds me of teddy Roosevelt’s quote about the man in the arena.

Tuskaloosa Cougar

Aug 7, 1:47am

… just reading that in Roosevelt’s voice gave me chills

Saxa

Aug 7, 4:16am

It's crazy how illiterate and ineloquent today's politicians are comparatively.

Shore10

Aug 7, 6:35am

They are unburdened by the past

SJS

Aug 7, 6:40am

They used to have a higher bar for speech writers.

Les IsMore

Aug 7, 12:52pm

One of the greatest quotes ever.

JoeExotic

Aug 7, 6:48am

Had the same exact thought

Lefty24

Aug 7, 8:05am

My all time favorite quote! 😉

TheManintheArena

Aug 7, 10:25am

In my office as well.

Tuskaloosa Cougar

Aug 10, 6:59pm

RE: Reminds me of teddy Roosevelt’s quote about the man in the arena.

longtimeYfan

Aug 7, 10:53am

^ this

UnhealthyAddiction

Aug 7, 9:01am

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Dat_rmishner

Aug 7, 9:17am

Your buddy won the wife lottery. Amazing to have that kind of support!

morningcalmcougar

Aug 7, 11:02am

What a wonderful wife!

44C

Aug 7, 2:14pm

My daughter got cut from the high school volleyball team tonight. It sucks.

blackandblue

Aug 7, 1:34am

But she should be a better person having gone through that

SouthernCoug

Aug 7, 8:23am

Adversity sucks but it will be a positive for her in the long run.

Coug98

Aug 7, 9:30am

How do you golf on a broken ankle?

cambo

Aug 7, 4:05am

Very slowly.

Les IsMore

Aug 7, 12:56pm

It’s a good life lesson. My sons tried out all 3 years of HS for basketball, made it to final cuts but not the team.

BYU Grounds

Aug 7, 4:18am

Rudy

SolidBlue

Aug 7, 4:45am

Watching my kids deal with that kind of thing has been way harder than dealing

gwalker

Aug 7, 4:58am

I feel your pain and frustration.

Rob of NV

Aug 7, 5:16am

Sounds like he CAN catch a break. /S

WaffleCheese

Aug 7, 5:58am

This absolutely sucks. All you can do is help him learn and stay positive

gww687

Aug 7, 6:10am

He golfed on a broken ankle? What did he shoot in tryouts that didn’t make it?

RdF3

Aug 7, 6:21am

Golf is a Fall sport, Soccer was a Spring. I’m sure he’s a Jr now

palangi

Aug 7, 12:30pm

Definitely show up to your kids competitions, performances, activities…

NYC and Japan

Aug 7, 6:24am

One thing I've noticed in my experience in both college sports and in career...

Malacis

Aug 7, 6:26am

Have him run track or cross country

Canusa

Aug 7, 6:34am

That's what my son does

Himni

Aug 7, 8:30am

I loved track and field. A lot less pressure

BaseCoug

Aug 7, 12:17pm

Try saying that when your son false starts in the state championship race and

drbear

Aug 8, 7:54am

It takes time for kids to find their groove.

Shore10

Aug 7, 6:37am

It's hard to see your kids deal with that disappointment but hopefully they can

brickwall

Aug 7, 6:38am

When it comes to golf, you don’t have to be on a team to improve, and it all

idcougarfan

Aug 7, 6:39am

My 8th grade son is upset he didn't make the A team in football

RockyBalboa

Aug 7, 7:06am

My 13yr old had the chance to move up to A but wanted to stay on B for more pt &

GfB

Aug 7, 7:09am

Tell him to eat constantly and get a lot of sleep. He'll put on weight.

byujacob

Aug 7, 7:10am

He has the same metabolism I had as a teenager

RockyBalboa

Aug 7, 7:13am

It’s all about playing time

scrambled egg

Aug 7, 8:27am

It is tough to tell him, but I would not worry at all.

Cougstreak

Aug 7, 8:30am

Parents and players never believe me when I say it, but it DOESN’T matter

TheManintheArena

Aug 7, 10:44am

As an "A Team" coach, I agree. There are going to be some physical freaks while

BYUFan82

Aug 7, 11:19am

This is absolute gold truth.

CrimsonCardinal

Aug 7, 12:23pm

Being on the team that gets him the most game reps is most important for his dev

slatecoug

Aug 7, 10:52am

Maybe teach him about taysom hills college career and all of his season ending i

Cougarclaw

Aug 7, 7:20am

I didn’t make quite a few teams. If he keeps going he will learn resilience

califcougar

Aug 7, 7:22am

Great analogy

Hang10

Aug 7, 7:28am

Bummer. I'd say that God has a plan for him and its up to him to figure out what

PabloSanchezz

Aug 7, 7:34am

Even NBA all stars don't make the Olympics, most NFL starters don't make the

TJD

Aug 7, 7:49am

Look into mountain bike team. As long as he can commit to coming to most

tony

Aug 7, 7:55am

Michael Jordan didn’t make his 9th grade team. There are multiple Olympian

CallSign

Aug 7, 8:03am

He didn't make the VARSITY as a 9th grader. Neither did anybody else. He instead

CougarScrub

Aug 7, 10:57am

Hopefully he is well rounded and has other interests, then just keep trying

SouthernCoug

Aug 7, 8:20am

The discipline and determination and vision will serve him well, he's not

niqmadu

Aug 7, 8:21am

Maybe push him to go for something that doesn't require talent.

HFF

Aug 7, 8:29am

My son was cut 8th & 11th grade. Walked on in college & is now a b-ball trainer

Joel Tilton

Aug 7, 8:46am

High school sports and life...

UnhealthyAddiction

Aug 7, 9:00am

My son’s experience

caretoomuch

Aug 7, 9:09am

Two life long sports that he is good at and will enjoy!

Huck

Aug 7, 9:14am

Every kid is different, but love him and the Spirit will guide you as necessary.

Moto2001

Aug 7, 9:16am

Dat_rmishner

Aug 7, 9:22am

Catching a break is overrated. Adversity is the teacher.

xgbs

Aug 7, 10:21am

It's not how many times you get knocked own, but how many times you get back up.

VenomFarmer

Aug 7, 10:22am

I've been going through it with my 17 year-old son for a two years

Belboz

Aug 7, 10:26am

At the end of 6th grade, my daughter wanted to play basketball and tried out for the "athletics" class for 7th grade.

runningfoo

Aug 7, 10:38am

These are tough and great learning experiences!! Hard to witness as a parent

morningcalmcougar

Aug 7, 11:14am

I would still call to his attention that soccer is still a realistic goal.

Shore10

Aug 7, 11:23am

Thanks to all of you!!

S-rizzle

Aug 7, 11:42am

Nothing magic to say that I know of to make it all better, but I feel ya

Czar-castic

Aug 7, 11:58am

My daughter was broken hearted when she was cut from the volleyball

Orem58thBall

Aug 7, 12:32pm

1. It sucks—no question 2. Lots of good perspective on this thread 3…

cajuncoug

Aug 7, 12:43pm

Teach/encourage them to love the game… no matter where it’s played.

Boomcannon

Aug 7, 12:45pm

Unpopular opinion perhaps but high school sports politics are real & ****

cdr88

Aug 7, 3:32pm

any sports after basic rec league seem to gravitate in this direction

Czar-castic

Aug 7, 3:46pm

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