Tag: Seattle Seahawks

Greatness Doesn’t Always Come in a “Five-Star” Package

Written on February 19, 2015.

It’s been three weeks since the Super Bowl (Sorry to my friends from Seattle for bringing this up again!) and a couple of weeks since National Signing Day. From those two events, there were a few things that stood out to me—and reminded me of what really matters on our road to Greatness. If you’re a college football fan, National Signing Day can be a media circus. The sporting networks track every four- and five-star...

“Why not you?”—The Immeasurable Heart of Russell Wilson

Written on January 27, 2015.

“Why not you?” These simple words were spoken to Russell Wilson by his father, Harrison, and they would change his life. Years before his Super Bowl championship with the Seattle Seahawks, Wilson was a high-school senior and multi-sport athlete, torn between a baseball career and football dreams. The Baltimore Orioles had drafted him straight out of high school with a guarantee of a million dollar contract. Deep down,...