Sports Illustrated wants your vote for Sportsman of the Year, and one of the candidates is Pat Tillman, the football player who gave up millions of dollars to enlist in the Army. As you recall, he was killed fighting murderous thugs in Afghanistan earlier this year.
I don’t really pay much attention to sports, so I can’t say much about the other candidates. But it seems to me that the heart of sportsmanship is realizing that no matter how important the game might be, it’s just a game. That’s why you treat your opponent fairly, you don’t cheat, you act with dignity…and sometimes, you walk away for something more important.
If you have a moment, vote Pat Tillman for Sportsman of the Year. He’s the second picture from the bottom.
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)
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Andrew Sullivan has taken up the cause also! (I know that’ll warm your heart, Eric.)
Apparently, they selected the Boston Red Sox, so neither Sullivan nor I were able to turn the tide.