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Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts) Tue Feb 26, 2013, 11:53 AM Feb 2013

Act Of Sportsmanship Gives Texas High Schooler Shot At Glory

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Act Of Sportsmanship Gives Texas High Schooler Shot At Glory (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Feb 2013 OP

Now that is sportsmanship... CherokeeDem Feb 2013 #1

Get me three or four SwissTony Feb 2013 #2

Oh crap now I'm a blubbering mess... Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #3

kicking Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #4

There is hope yet for our species. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #5

Sweet story. surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #6

wonderful...n/t ceile Feb 2013 #7

This is the way sports should be... Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #8

k&r Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #9

Humanity at its finest arthritisR_US Feb 2013 #10

Message auto-removed WermZer39 Feb 2013 #11

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)

1. Now that is sportsmanship...

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 12:03 PM

Feb 2013

What a wonderful story...and wonderful people. The coach's compassion for his student is heartwarming, and the opposing team member...what can you say about a young man with that much heart.

Going to get a tissue...

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)

2. Get me three or four

Reply to CherokeeDem (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 01:47 PM

Feb 2013

Just wonderful.

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

3. Oh crap now I'm a blubbering mess...

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 02:15 PM

Feb 2013

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

4. kicking

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 04:13 PM

Feb 2013

:kick:

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)

5. There is hope yet for our species.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 04:20 PM

Feb 2013

Damn my allergies are acting up all of a sudden.

surrealAmerican

(11,362 posts)

6. Sweet story.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 04:29 PM

Feb 2013

There's a reason we have sports programs in our high schools, and it's not about winning at any cost. These kids (and the coach) were mature enough to understand that.