Character: In Vogue, Strike a Pose, Heisman Style
Sam Bradford, the quarterback for the University of Oklahoma, won the Heisman Trophy Award Saturday night in New York City. Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow were a close second and third, respectively.
These three quarterbacks are incredibly talented, lead their teams with great emotion and precision, and have the world at their fingertips. They are all three great leaders and amazingly competent at the quarterback position. But also, they are all three incredibly humble, and the first word that typically describes them according to their coaches and those around them is CHARACTER. Seems character is back in style. Never necessarily went out, but it is definitely back in.
Character wins again.
[...] Brad Lomenick offers up some Heisman analysis. He gets it right. Even if a Sooner did come out on [...]
[...] 3 of the Heisman Trophy nominees were amazing young men of character. Sam Bradford from the University of Oklahoma won but all 3 were bright shining lights in a dark [...]
I would add that none of them would be there without incredible offensive lines that allow them the time to do what they do best. Like all great leaders, their character and talent inspire those around them to perform at their highest levels which, in turn, allows the leader to perform likewise.
No great leader achieves greatness without a team in the trenches to hold off and remove the “obstacles” that can interfere with the delivery of that leader’s talents and gifts…in the end everyone on the team performs at a level even they didn’t think was possible and the success is shared and enjoyed by all who made it happen.
I hope you agree.