having heart
... to run off the ball. We have to work together." These were all very good suggestions, but that is all they were. We sat around for the remainder of halftime analyzing what we needed to do to come back and win the game. Everyone had their opinion, and everyone let everyone else know their opinion. We ran back onto the field as a team. We were willing to sacrifice ourselves of one goal: the win. We felt like a well-oiled machine that was going to take the ball and pass it down the field and score. Everyone knew exactly what needed to be done. Everyone needed to do their job because if a machine is going to work, all pieces must be functioning. If one gear or cog isn't working, then the whole machine is useless and unproductive. Our self-analysis at halftime was very accurate and our machine looked very nice from the outside, but there was one problem; there was neither power nor gears to get the machine running. The second half was very ugly. Our well-oiled machine was sent to the trash compactor and crushed into tiny pieces. This experience helped me realize something that I have always been told. I realized that actions speak louder than words. Even if we spent hours and hours determining what we nee...