From Baptist Men On Mission:
“I’ve seen this,” Regi Campbell says, telling a story. “We had this gathering with about 200 guys and the speaker said ‘If you want a mentor, raise your hand.’ Everybody raised their hand. I mean, 70-year-old guys were raising their hands wanting a mentor. Then (the speaker) said, ‘if you’re ready or willing to be a mentor, raise your hand.’ Nobody raised his hand.”
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The recent news on the world’s most famous golfer – perhaps its most famous athlete – prompted me to search for the following on Google:
“Tiger Woods & mentor”
Four of the first five returns list two men: Earl Woods, his father, and Bill Walsh, formerly of the San Francisco 49ers. Until I read it, I didn’t know the legendary football coach played a key role in Tiger’s life.
Here’s what I found interesting: all four entries are obituraries. Earl Woods died in May 2006 of prostate cancer. Bill Walsh died in June 2007 after battling leukemia.
You see where I am going. Around the world, guys are asking at lunch, in pubs and between tee shots how the husband of a stunning former model, father of two beautiful children, the world’s best golfer and first billion dollar athlete – the guy who has everything – could let this happen?
I don’t know all of the details. None of us ever will. But reports suggest the earliest of Tiger’s poor choices correspond closely with the loss of two influential men in his life – his father and his mentor.
I say that knowing I wear mentor-colored glasses.
So how do you see it? Tiger is responsible for his choices, but do you think the loss of these men put him in a tailspin?
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