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G-Pop sat down to consider what he was going to say.
He was pretty sure that a son, grandson or granddaughter might be asking him his feelings on the “Deflategate-Tom Brady-New England Patriots” story.
He wanted to make sure he didn’t say something stupid or crass. Often the best way to avoid such rhetoric is to relate the incident to your own life instead of the lives of those who are presently on the public stage.
G-Pop thought about years earlier when he played tennis with his family around five times a week–his two sons, in their late teens, his wife and himself. Perfect for doubles. Even though his sons and his wife were good, G-Pop was stronger, faster and better.
But he remembered with a bit of shame that he would often call a ball out when he wasn’t truly sure it hit the line, or he would insist that one of his shots was in, and argue with his sons until they relented.
He told himself it “was just part of the game.” What do they call it? “Gamesmanship.” That’s it.
For you see, G-Pop had a history of winning, and he wanted to continue it, closing the door on anybody else to even have a chance to stand toe-to-toe.
As G-Pop thought about that time in his life, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. It was so childish–but he remembered that it made sense at the time.
It established his dominance
It proved his power.
But it also discouraged his sons from excelling, because even when they did, there was the threat that the playing field would not be fair.
A phrase came to G-Pop’s mind: “A higher truth.”
Yes, there is truth, but then there’s the higher truth, which has been levied on those who have been given great grace and ability.
That higher truth is simple:
When you are blessed, don’t blast everyone else in order to hold your blessing.
When you are blessed, compete instead of retreat.
Tom Brady is arguably one of the best quarterbacks of all time. This realization should institute confidence in his soul. Instead, it has made him afraid of losing.
G-Pop had to admit to Tom that he, too, was afraid of losing, and was willing to make marginal calls to maintain his supremacy with his family in the tennis matches.
Because of that, they probably grew up thinking to some degree that their dad was a cheater instead of a winner.
They also grew up never knowing exactly how close the contest might have been if all the calls had been fair.
There is a higher truth. It is demanded of those who have been given much…and from them much is expected.
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