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<p><b><font face="Book Antiqua" size="4" color="#33CC33">This
teenager lived alone with his father,<br /> and the two of them had a very
special relationship. <br />
Even though the son was always on the bench,<br /> his father was always
in the stands cheering. <br />
He never missed a game.<br />
This young man was still the smallest of the class<br />
when he
entered high school. <br />
But his father continued to encourage him,<br />
but also made it<img border="0" src="fball.gif" align="right" width="100" height="80" />
very clear<br />
that he did not have to play football<br />
if he didn't want to.<br />
But the young man loved football<br />
and decided to hang in there. <br />
He was determined to try his best at every practice,<br />
hoping that someday
he'd get to play.<br />
All through high school he never missed a practice nor a game,
but remained a bench warmer all four years.<br />
His faithful father was always in the stands,always
with words of encouragement for him.<br />
When the young man went to college, he decided to try out for the
football team as a "walk-on." <br />
Everyone was sure he could never make the cut, but he did! <br />
The coach admitted that he kept him on the roster because he always puts his heart and soul
into every practice,<br />
and at the same time,
provided the other members<br />
with the spirit and hustle they badly
needed.<br />
The news that he had survived the cut, thrilled him so much that he
rushed to the nearest phone and called his father.
<img border="0" src="fball.gif" align="right" width="100" height="80" /><br />
His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the
college games.<br />
This persistent young athlete never missed practice during his four
years at college,<br />
but he never got to play in a game. <br />
It was the end of his senior football season, and as he trotted onto the
practice field shortly before the big play off game, the coach met him
with a telegram.<br />
The young man read the telegram and he became silent.<br />
Swallowing hard, he mumbled to the coach,<br />
"My father died this morning. <br />
Is it all right if I miss practice today?" <br />
The coach put his arm gently around his shoulder and said,<br />
"Take the rest of the week off, son. <br />
And don't even plan to come back to the game on Saturday." <br />
Saturday arrived, and the game was not going well.<br />
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind,<br />
a silent
young man quietly slipped into the empty<br />
locker room and put on his
football gear.<br />
As he ran onto the sidelines, the coach and his players were
astounded to see their faithful teammate back so soon.
<img border="0" src="fball.gif" align="right" width="100" height="80" /><br />
"Coach, please let me play. I've just got to play today," said the young man. <br />
The coach pretended not to hear him. <br />
There was no way he wanted his worst player <br />
in this close playoff game. <br />
But the young man persisted. <br />
Finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach gave in. <br />
"All right," he said. "You can go in." <br />
Before long, the coach, the players<br />
and everyone in the stands could
not believe their eyes. <br />
This little unknown, <br />
who had never played before was doing everything
right.<br />
The opposing team could not stop him. <br />
He ran, he passed, blocked and tackled like a star.<br />
His team began to triumph. The score was soon tied. <br />
In the closing seconds of the game, this kid intercepted a pass and ran
all the way for the winning touchdown. <br />
<img border="0" src="fball.gif" align="left" width="100" height="80" /> His
teammates hoisted him onto their shoulders.<br />
Such cheering you've never heard! <br />
Finally, after the stands had emptied and the team had showered and left
the locker room, the coach noticed that the young man was sitting quietly
all alone. <br />
The coach came to him and said,<br />
"Kid, I can't believe it. You were
fantastic!<br />
Tell me what got into you? How did you do it?"<br />
He looked at the coach, with tears in his eyes, and said, <br />
"Well, you knew my dad died,<br />
but did you know that my dad was
blind?" <br />
The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, <br />
"Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see
me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it."<br />
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