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Tar Heel born, SMU educated. Sneakerhead. Soccer dad ⚽️
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I reread this every year.
I cry like a baby every year.
Todd Beamer died a father, husband, and hero.
Todd: Hello… Operator… listen to me. I can’t speak very loud. This is an emergency. I’m a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco. Our plane has been hijacked.
Lisa: I understand. Can they see you?
Todd: No. There are three that we know of. They have knives — razor knives, like box cutters. Someone announced from the cockpit there was a bomb. It sounded fake.
Lisa: Your name?Todd: Todd Beamer. United Flight 93.Todd: They killed one passenger in first class. They forced most of us back. Fourteen of us here. Five flight attendants. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor.
Lisa: Are you okay?
Todd: We’re going down… wait. No. We’re leveling off. We changed directions. We’re flying east again.
Todd: A guy named Jeremy called his wife. She told him two planes hit the World Trade Center. Lisa, is that true?
Lisa: I have to tell you the truth. It’s very bad. Both towers are gone. A third plane hit the Pentagon. Our country is under attack. I’m afraid your plane may be part of their plan.
Todd: Oh God. Lisa, will you do something for me? Call my wife and my kids. Promise me you’ll call.
Lisa: I promise.
Todd: Our home number is… You have the same name as my wife. Lisa. We’ve been married ten years. She’s pregnant with our third child. Tell her I love her. I’ll always love her. We have two boys — David, he’s 3, and Andrew, he’s 1. Tell them their daddy loves them and he is so proud of them. The baby is due January 12th. I saw an ultrasound. We still don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy.
Lisa: I’ll tell them. I promise, Todd.(Lisa patches in the FBI.)
Agent: Todd, your plane is on a course for Washington. Best guess is the White House or the Capitol.
Todd: I understand. I’ll be back.
Todd: Everyone knows this isn’t a normal hijacking. We have decided we will not be pawns in their plot.
Lisa: What are you going to do?
Todd: Four of us are going to rush the one with the bomb. Then the cockpit. A stewardess is getting boiling water. We’ll take them out.
Todd: Would you pray with me?They pray the Lord’s Prayer. Then: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
Todd: God help me. Jesus help me.Are you guys ready? Let’s Roll.
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Elite teams move the ball. Elite teams share the ball. Players that stall the ball stand out. And not in a good way.
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Leo Messi’s letter to all Argentinians the night before the World Cup Final. 🩵🤍💌
“The most beautiful thing about all these years was 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲”.
“Sharing day-to-day life with this group, competing together, picking ourselves up in the difficult moments, and 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩”.
“Thanks to each one of my teammates, to the coaching staff, and to all the great people who work every day to keep this National Team as a 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲”.
“Whatever happens tomorrow, this group has already written 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 and that no one will be able to erase”.
“𝑽𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒔, 𝑨𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒂”.
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I’m at the age where I can do a daytime activity or a nighttime activity but I can’t, under any circumstances, do both
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Lionel Messi and #Argentina in Marietta for training
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🚨 “If You Don’t See It as a Red Card, Then Football Is Not for You” — Thierry Henry on Embolo’s Dismissal
🗣️ :“First of all, I want to give a lot of credit to the referee. In moments like this, under pressure, with the intensity of the game rising, it’s not easy to make big decisions — but he handled the situation very, very well. Calm, composed, and most importantly, consistent. That’s exactly the kind of discipline football needs.
Now, when you look at the incident… I really don’t understand why Embolo goes into that challenge like that. Your team has just started to dominate the game, you are building momentum, everything is going in your favor — and you are already on a yellow card. You have to be smarter than that. You have to read the moment.
There is no need to dive into a situation like that. You’re risking everything — not just for yourself, but for your team. At this level, that lack of control can cost you the game, and it did.
And let me be very clear — if there are people who think that is not a red card, then football is not for them. The rules are there for a reason. Discipline is part of the game. You cannot complain when a player crosses that line and gets punished.
For me, the referee got it absolutely right.”
"I used to tell people that I was one of a kind. That was my catchphrase, my mentality."
Spoke to Jorge Campos about his 22-goal season as a striker, starting games in goal & ending them up front, surfing and – yes – the secrets of kit design.
What a guy nytimes.com/athletic/7421677…
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This Made-For-Dads Workout Blows Up Your Arms in 22 Minutes menshealth.com/fitness/a7153…
🚨🗣️ Zlatan Ibrahimović on Lionel Messi crying after scoring for Argentina:
“People are surprised when they see Messi in tears, but I’m not. That’s what happens when football is part of your soul.”
“Some players score goals and celebrate for the cameras. Messi scores and feels the weight of an entire nation on his shoulders.”
“He has won everything there is to win, yet the World Cup still touches him differently. That is because playing for Argentina is not a job to him, it is a responsibility.”
“The tears were not about one goal. They were about sacrifice, expectation, and years of fighting for that badge.”
“When you see that emotion, you understand why he has stayed at the top for so long. Talent can make you great, but love for the game is what keeps you there.”
“That moment reminded everyone that even legends are human.”
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“I think so many parents focus on the results and not the process, and the process is so much more important.”
The high school and club soccer crossover calendar creates points of the season where some play up to five or 10 matches in one week.
Story: dallasnews.com/high-school-s…
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Heavenly Father,
I come before You today asking for Your healing hand upon my life and the lives of those I love. Strengthen our bodies, calm our minds, and fill our hearts with Your peace. Restore every area of weakness, sickness, and pain according to Your perfect will.
Lord, grant wisdom to doctors, nurses, and caregivers. Give us strength for each day, hope in difficult moments, and faith to trust in Your unfailing love. May Your presence bring comfort, renewal, and complete healing.
Your Word says, “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds.” - Jeremiah
Thank You for Your mercy, grace, and protection. We place our health and future in Your hands.
In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🙏❤️
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“Heavenly Father,
Please calm my mind and give peace to my heart.
Take away my stress, fear, and worries.
Give me strength for today and hope for tomorrow.
Help me trust You in every situation.
Amen.”
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Take the 18 minutes to listen. It’s worth every single second. Incredible speech. Can’t imagine there has ever been one better.
