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The Life IS Sport podcast has officially launched and our first episode features a recent conversation I had with Turner Sports studio host, Ernie Johnson, about his illustrious career, surviving cancer, his faith and what adoption has taught him about love.
The following is part one of the interview. Click here to listen or search Life IS Sport podcast on itunes.
Gilbert Arenas is an All Star guard for the NBA's Washington Wizards and was the 4th leading scorer in the NBA last season. But it is Gilbert's real life stats that are the most impressive. Arenas is a past winner of the NBA's Community Assist Award, is a mentor to a young boy in the D.C. area and has created the Zero Two Hero Foundation.
Since joining the Wizards in 2003, Arenas has been very active in the Washington, DC community.
For the past three years Arenas has hosted “Gilbert’s Christmas Dream” during the holiday season to benefit underprivileged D.C. area children. In September of 2005, Arenas purchased $18,000 worth of goods and delivered them to Hurricane Katrina victims sheltered at the D.C. Armory.
Last season, in partnership with Abe Pollin, the Wizards owner, Arenas created a great charity called Scores for Schools that raised over $200,000 for local schools . The concept is pretty simple, Arenas and Pollin will donate $100 per point scored by Gilbert during every Wizards regular season game for the
2007-2008 season to local D.C. area schools.
The biggest story in sports this week is the "AFC Super Bowl" showdown on Sunday between the Colts and the Patriots. My buddy Brian Cole reminded me of a story we both had read earlier this year about Coach Tony Dungy.
Dungy's reputation as a coach is only superceded by his reputation as a human being. His oldest son's tragic death by suicide and Dungy's stoic faith in the aftermath was well documented. What you may not know is how Dungy reached out to Mark Lemke, an every day man who suffered the loss of a son as well.
Read about it in this heartwarming Rick Reilly article.
Check out Dungy's best selling book, Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life on Amazon.
