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Worry is like a rocking chair; it gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere
Posted: 19 Apr 2009 at 8:44 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment!
Worry is like a rocking chair; it gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere
There’s a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It’s not something you can give; it’s something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can’t do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.
…I realize that, these days, a guy like Coach Graham might get thrown out of a youth sports league. He’d be too tough. Parents would complain.
…It saddens me that many kids today are so coddled.