March 26th, 2007
Go Hoyas!
What a great story. Georgetown in the Final 4 of the National College Basketball Championship. What does this have to do with Blackinbusiness? This is a blog for ordinary people wanting extordinary success. There is a definite parallel of the skills needed between success in sports and success in business The Georgetown teams of the early 80’s was one of Black America’s favorite teams. Many white folks hated the Hoyas coached by John Thompson Jr.
Sports is a great way for young people to learn; hard work pays off, setting goals, monitoring results,how to win, how to lose, how to be a teammate, handling pressure and how the respond to coaching. All these ingredients are essential business traits. A basketball coach is a great example of what coaching is. Usally within ear shot, basketball coaches let their players know where they stand on a routine basis. The best care deeply about their teams and are great inspiring leaders.
A shoutout goes to John Thompson III the son of Hall of Fame Coach and former Georgetown Coach John ThompsonJR.Thompson III, current Georgetown coach is another relativly young role model. A high school basketball star and Princeton Graduate,where he also coached. Coach John Thompson III used sports to become educated and lead young men later as a coach.
We have an opportunity to celebrate the success of not only a young black Ivy League grad and head basketball coach, but a family man as well. In celebrating the Coaches success let’s also tip our hat to his Father, as an example of a good black and proud father. I konw whom I am rooting for!
http://guhoyas.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/thompsoniii_john00.html
March 27th, 2007 at 2:11 am
Hi! I found your blog in MyBlogLog, I think it’s great I’m reading it right now. Good work!
March 27th, 2007 at 5:44 am
Bravo, we all could use more role models!
March 27th, 2007 at 11:41 am
Tisha, I agree, in the black community we fight against so many negative sterotypes and over aggressive reporting when our young people make errors or problems.There is a double standard we must fight and ensure good examples in our community are celebrated.
March 27th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Thanks George, I referred to a double standard of justice in my prior comment. Here in Chicago, we had a young group of 3 black boys, age 17, beat a young white boy, age 14, and steal his bike. The white boy was frail and had a bad heart, the entire city was concerned. Last week a veido surfaced a a big burly Chicago off duty cop viiolently attacking a 115 lbs young blond bartender. The 250lbs bully punched and kicked the little woman. Charges, simple battery, the black kids who stole the bike, charges, attempted murder, we have a current case in the south where a young black girl is serving time for poor decision making and pushing a school hall supervisior, A young white girl in the same community burned down her parents house, time, no time, probation.That is why I like to share stories of black success