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FlorwoodTony Ingle was in town and was a motivational speaker to a tech teacher conference last week. Dickson gives a half hearted review of Ingle's coaching ups and downs here.
I thought it would be instructive to pass on an incident from Ingle's early life that he covered in his talk, that says a lot about what he overcame to become a successful adult. When he was a teen, he was cut each year from his HS basketball team, until his senior year. Then one week, the coach told him he'd be starting that Friday. When he told his abusive father about his opportunity to start, the father told him that he'd found Tony a job, that they needed the extra income, and that he couldn't stay on the team AND would have to drop out of school. Tony said no, he was going to play and he was going to finish high school and go on to college. So his father beat him.
Friday night Tony showed up at the game. As the players were introduced, they would take off their warmup jackets and jog onto the court, Tony was introduced and took his jacket off. The crowd gave a collective gasp--he had forgotten that the bruises and abrasions on his arms, shoulders, and chest were clearly visible. His coach asked him if he was well enough to play, and he demanded to keep the opportunity, even though no one from his family was there.
Tony did start, did finish the season and high school, and went on to college, and became a successful coach. His head coaching record at BYU reads 0-19, but it doesn't define who he his or what he's made of his life. Thanks, Tony.
I thought it would be instructive to pass on an incident from Ingle's early life that he covered in his talk, that says a lot about what he overcame to become a successful adult. When he was a teen, he was cut each year from his HS basketball team, until his senior year. Then one week, the coach told him he'd be starting that Friday. When he told his abusive father about his opportunity to start, the father told him that he'd found Tony a job, that they needed the extra income, and that he couldn't stay on the team AND would have to drop out of school. Tony said no, he was going to play and he was going to finish high school and go on to college. So his father beat him.
Friday night Tony showed up at the game. As the players were introduced, they would take off their warmup jackets and jog onto the court, Tony was introduced and took his jacket off. The crowd gave a collective gasp--he had forgotten that the bruises and abrasions on his arms, shoulders, and chest were clearly visible. His coach asked him if he was well enough to play, and he demanded to keep the opportunity, even though no one from his family was there.
Tony did start, did finish the season and high school, and went on to college, and became a successful coach. His head coaching record at BYU reads 0-19, but it doesn't define who he his or what he's made of his life. Thanks, Tony.