There's a kid at our school who I like to think of as Superkid. He's been blessed with tremendous physical tools - he's 6'4", 190, as strong as a horse and quick as a deer. He's also been blessed with brains, as he's a straight-A student with good SAT scores and a National Honor Roll membership. And he's been raised very well. His dad is my assistant coach and he himself is a humble, quiet, nice kid. Like I said, Superkid.
He's played for me the last three years as my shortstop and centerfielder, but football is his true love. Last year, he signed a letter of intent with Duke University to be their wide receiver. He got a full ride athletic scholarship and is heading there in about a month.
Tonight, during the mercifully short athletic banquet, he got up, and asked all of his coaches at the school to come up to the front. There, he presented us all with Duke hats, and thanked us all for his development as an athlete and as a person. It was one of the nicest things I've ever heard.
I've always sort of disliked Duke, because they're such a chief rival of Michigan State, my alma mater. But now I have a Duke hat that fits me like a glove. And a great kid who I'll always remember going to the school. I think I might have to start becoming a Duke fan. Except when they play the Spartans.
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And you were dreading the long evening, dull except for the baseball portion! By the way, don't worry about feeling mediocre. The time to get worried is when you think you're the greatest teacher in the world and can't get any better -- it means you've stopped learning and growing from the process. Enjoy your successes and feel great about the accomplishments, but don't get complacent. You've had 5 years of experience -- some teach for 5 years and have only one year of experience 5 times.
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Danielle
Obviously, the Duke student-to-be is going for academics and not the chance to win. Duke's football program has been pretty bad in the last decade or so. That said, you can still root for him during football season and hate on Duke come basketball season. Just don't wear the Duke hat come December.
As for being a Duke fan, to me, that is like becoming a Red Sox or Yankee fan. It just is not going to happen. Ever. The holier-than-thou attitude of Duke basketball fans annoys me to no end, and the notion that they are better than other fans is ludicrous, at best. For that--and my distaste for Coach K--I will always root against Duke.
Sounds like a great kid...good for him!
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