Sometimes There is Something Good on TV at 5 AM
I worked my last third shift for the foreseeable future. That means, that, hopefully, I will soon begin a regular sleep pattern. That was not this evening. I woke up at quarter to two. Been up ever since. I decided to watch some movies on my iPad, until I realized it didn't have the power to sustain my entertainment for too long. I then flipped on the television.
Channel after channel of banal idiocy. Flip, flip, flip. Then it happened. I landed on ESPN. A man was on the screen that I recognized. After a few minutes, my suspicions were confirmed and the man was indeed Vincent "Bo" Jackson. ESPN's 30 for 30 featuring Bo Jackson was on. I watched most of it and it was amazing.
I teared up a couple times, because I have this internal set of waterworks that just goes off on occasion. Bo Jackson is a hero. I became drawn in listening to his story of very humble beginnings leading to professional athleticism and fame. It was the documentation of a legend.
All throughout the documentary, athletes and coaches gave God credit for Bo's size and speed, including Bo himself. The coaches who worked with him did just that. They worked WITH him. They didn't order him around and they respected his ideas. Bo himself wasn't arrogant. He didn't take credit for his athletic successes. He saw his opportunities as privileges. Bo was a team player. Bo is a humble man.
I think the most impressive thing about Bo Jackson is his humility. He passed on playing for the Yankees with a $250k contract right out of high school because he promised his mom that he would go to and finish college. He couldn't be bought. Bo is a man of integrity.
He was scouted by more than one college. One coach told him he wouldn't play football until MAYBE later in his sophomore year. I'm sure that wasn't pleasant to hear. He held out for the college that he wanted, which would let him START his freshman year. Bo is a man who doesn't settle.
In his senior year of college, in the midst of baseball season, he was scouted by an NFL team and the visit that followed resulted in his ineligibility for college sports. It appeared that it was done with the purpose of preventing him from being picked up by an MLB team and securing a contract with him for the following football season. Bo told that team not to waste their first round draft pick on him. They picked him and he refused to sign with them. Bo is a man of his word.
The thing I find most interesting about all of this is that Bo is not in The Hall of Fame for Baseball nor Football. He didn't seem upset or disgruntled. He didn't act like he was entitled, even though I'm sure there are many others who think that he deserves such an honor. Bo is respectable.
The title of this documentary is "You don't know Bo." I may not, but I know that I'd like to be more like him.
Channel after channel of banal idiocy. Flip, flip, flip. Then it happened. I landed on ESPN. A man was on the screen that I recognized. After a few minutes, my suspicions were confirmed and the man was indeed Vincent "Bo" Jackson. ESPN's 30 for 30 featuring Bo Jackson was on. I watched most of it and it was amazing.
I teared up a couple times, because I have this internal set of waterworks that just goes off on occasion. Bo Jackson is a hero. I became drawn in listening to his story of very humble beginnings leading to professional athleticism and fame. It was the documentation of a legend.
All throughout the documentary, athletes and coaches gave God credit for Bo's size and speed, including Bo himself. The coaches who worked with him did just that. They worked WITH him. They didn't order him around and they respected his ideas. Bo himself wasn't arrogant. He didn't take credit for his athletic successes. He saw his opportunities as privileges. Bo was a team player. Bo is a humble man.
I think the most impressive thing about Bo Jackson is his humility. He passed on playing for the Yankees with a $250k contract right out of high school because he promised his mom that he would go to and finish college. He couldn't be bought. Bo is a man of integrity.
He was scouted by more than one college. One coach told him he wouldn't play football until MAYBE later in his sophomore year. I'm sure that wasn't pleasant to hear. He held out for the college that he wanted, which would let him START his freshman year. Bo is a man who doesn't settle.
In his senior year of college, in the midst of baseball season, he was scouted by an NFL team and the visit that followed resulted in his ineligibility for college sports. It appeared that it was done with the purpose of preventing him from being picked up by an MLB team and securing a contract with him for the following football season. Bo told that team not to waste their first round draft pick on him. They picked him and he refused to sign with them. Bo is a man of his word.
The thing I find most interesting about all of this is that Bo is not in The Hall of Fame for Baseball nor Football. He didn't seem upset or disgruntled. He didn't act like he was entitled, even though I'm sure there are many others who think that he deserves such an honor. Bo is respectable.
The title of this documentary is "You don't know Bo." I may not, but I know that I'd like to be more like him.
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