Saturday, March 5, 2011

Life Lessons from a Softball Game!!

Everyone who knows me knows that I am not a sports fan in any way, shape or form. But when I heard this story I wanted to share it. It seems to me that the competition in most sporting events is so intense that it is detrimental. There may sometimes be physical benefits, but I question any spiritual benefit. This story is the exception. This story shows how love can rise above the desire to win.


Sara Tucholsky got a lift from Central Washington's Liz Wallace, left, and Mallory Holtman


For the first time in her life, Western Oregon University's Sara Tucholsky not only hit a home run in a game against Central Washington University, but she hit it over the fence. She had passed first base and was on her way to second base when she collapsed. Something had happened to her knee and she couldn't walk, let alone run. No one on her team could help her around the bases because if they touched her, she would be called out. That is when her opponents from Central Washington picked her up and carried her around the bases and across the home plate. "My whole team was crying. It touched a lot of people," says Tucholsky.


Copy and paste to watch a video of this story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaXVk5GBx-s

3 comments:

Becky said...

That's a cool story, Dad! Where did you find it? Cool that it's from the Northwest, too.

Monkey said...

I first heard about it in "Coffee News" and then looked it up on the internet. I also thought it was interesting that it was in the northwest.

Unknown said...

Nice post...chalk one up for the ladies showing the guy's what good sportsmanship looks like.

northwest-"Coffee News"???-Here in Toledo we have "unemployment Times","Guns & Bullets","Ten to life Gazzette","Choose your Gang Magazine". :)