Every year a professional football team wins the
Super Bowl. Every year a college football team wins the NCAA title. Every year
a BCAFL team wins the College Bowl. All these teams have one thing in common.
No matter how tough it gets throughout the season, they all do one thing - they
"hold the rope!"
What is "holding the rope"? Imagine that you're hanging from the edge of a
20-thousand-foot cliff and the only thing between you and a fall to your death
is a rope, with the person of your choice on the other end. Who do you know
that has the guts to pull you to safety? Who would "hold the rope?" Who is
going to let that rope burn in their hands and not let go? How many people do
you know that are going to withstand the burning pain and watch the blood drip
from their hands for you?
If you can name two people, that's not good enough, because those two people
might not be around. Look arnoud at your fellow Bullets, look around and ask
yourself, who can I trust to "hold the rope?" Who is going to let their hands
bleed for me? When you can look at every member of the Bullets and say to
yourself that they would all "hold the rope", your are destined to win a lot of
football games. You see, the team that "holds the rope" when the going gets
tough are the winners! When you are down by four points with thirty seconds to
go, don't give up. Yell at your teammates to "hold the rope." Let it burn but
don't let go.
Every year there are winners and loser in all sports. Every year the winners
"hold the rope." You don't have to be the best team on the field to win the
game. If you play with poise and enthusiasm, do what your coaches ask of you,
and most of all "hold the rope", you will be successful. No matter what sport
you play, in order to win, you have to make a committment to your team.
If you are supposed to hustle and pay attention in practice, do it. If you have
to lift weights four times a week, don't miss. One you start letting up at
practice or start missing your workouts, you've killed the team because you
didn't "hold the rope." Make the right choices for yourself and your teammates.
DON'T LET YOUR TEAM DOWN.
HOLD THE ROPE!
R.I.P. Steve Jones - Always in the Hearts of the People you have touched
