Score one for Passion

Maybe what we need is more crying in professional sports. To often labeled a sign of weakness, people should start seeing it for what it also is, a sign of passion. Take a look at the madness going on around us right now. Adam Morrison, who plays for Gonzaga, leaves it all on the court. He isn’t paid, gives everything he has in the game, and when UCLA makes their miracle comeback, he cries openly on the court because they lost. Adam’s passion was for winning, showing up wasn’t enough for him, competing on the national stage at a high level wasn’t enough for him. His passion was for the game, for his team, and for the victory. Maybe if professional athletes would cry more over their teams on field performance than off field issues (salaries, contracts, endorsements, playing time, what have you) the madness that makes March great would spill over to other events throughout the year. However, call me a pessimist, glass half empty kind of guy, but come April 3rd I have a feeling we won’t see passion like this in sports for another 11 months.