Second Place

Happy Saturday! If you’re new to THE CRAZY QUEST, you may wish to read about it here. Basically, I’m tracing my journey as I attempt to answer the question:

What would you do if you didn’t know you couldn’t do it?

This week of training: 32 miles

SECOND PLACE

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Second place is the first loser.

Which of these quotes encourages you to dream?

This week’s look at The Crazy Quest involves two young men who pursue their dreams with passion while keeping their priorities in line.

Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy are senior quarterbacks at Oklahoma and Texas. They’re gifted, motivated, and intensely competitive. And despite their roles as leaders and centers of media attention, they understand that it’s not about them. Take a couple of minutes to hear their take on winning.

If you can’t view the video, watch it here.

It’s pretty easy to be cynical about the over-emphasis of about big-time sports in our culture. Most folks would agree that enormous amounts of money have created too much exposure and placed athletes in an undue position of prominence.

These guys get it. In a world that thinks they have it all, they understand that they’re not number one.

The Crazy Quest is about chasing a dream. It’s about setting a goal that seems impossible, dismissing the naysayers, and going after the dream with passion and conviction. It’s about inspiring the folks in this circle to dream big dreams and do whatever’s necessary to make them happen. And it’s hopefully about encouraging each other through the rough spots when the dream seems impossibly distant.

But my dreams and yours aren’t about us. If they’re worth the effort and sacrifice, dreams must be about something more than winning or success or achievement. They have to be about relationships, about helping others, about building something beyond our own lives. They have to be about Jesus.

I agree with these two inspiring young men. I’m second.

What’s your take?