The HOF Inductee Ceremony speeches gave a side of the player, through their speeches, we probably would have never heard or seen unless they sat down with Roy Firestone at some point in their career. Both of their speeches had some similar themes:
1. Both players did not have a Father-figure inside the house; Shannon's was his Grandfather
2. Both dedicate everything they had and who they are to their Mothers
I think the speeches themselves reflect the respect, admiration, loyalty, and love they showed to their Mothers which translated into the hard work, loyalty, and integrity they showed while playing the game of football.
Sidenote, Deion Sanders nickname "Primetime" and his explanation on how he came up with it was genius!!!!
I made a decision a long time ago that I would stop watching the news, literally, stop watching it. It is just too depressing; if you want to ruin someone's day or bring them down off of a natural high, cut on the 6'o clock news. Makes you want to slit your wrist. Somehow I got caught watching the tube, specifically the news, and one of the leading stories was about a Mother on a bus and how she got chastised by another man on the same bus about her parenting skills.
Well, the Mother becomes enraged, calls her "homies" and about fifteen minutes later they show up, guns blazing, literally, and shoot up the bus. I can't make this up even if I wanted to and to top it all off, the whole thing was caught on video!
So in one instance I have Mothers who pushed their sons to be the very best at whatever they wanted to be the best at and make a better life for themselves and the loved ones around them. In another instance, I have a Mother who encourages the attempted killing of a man and other innocent bystanders because she could not take criticism.
Am I missing something here? Where is the disconnect? Where are we going as a people?
SPEAK OUT!!!
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