I've been blessed in many ways, but none of the heights from football can ever compare to the depths you go through when you lose a child.
Interpretation
The pain of losing a child is incomparable to any achievement or success one may experience in life.
This quote by Ara Parseghian highlights the profound emotional depths that come with the loss of a child, suggesting that even the greatest successes in life, such as accomplishments in sports, pale in comparison to the grief and sorrow of such a devastating experience. It speaks to the universal truth that family and loved ones are what truly matter, emphasizing the importance of connections over achievements.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech at a charity event raising awareness for child loss.
The game is not won by a pep talk on Saturday. It's won by preparation of your club from Monday until game time. If they're not ready on Saturday, you're not going to get them ready by trying to inspire them with a dog-eat-dog sermon on that day.
There were two things about Mama. One is she always expected the best out of me. And the other is that then no matter what I did, whatever I came home with, she acted like it was the moon I had just hung up in the sky and plugged in all the stars. Like I was that good.
And all my mother came into mine eyes And gave me up to tears.
I want to give a child a life who wouldn't be given a life. I want a child that nobody else wants.
I thought of all the magazine article I'd read on mothers who worked and constantly felt guilty about leaving their children with someone else. I had trained myself to read pieces like that and silently say to myself, 'See how lucky you are?' But it had been gnawing at the inside, that part that didn't fit, that I never let myself even think about. After all, wasn't it a worse kind of guilt to be with your child and to know that you wanted to be anywhere but there?
It is impossible to overestimate the influence of parents who understand the hearts of their children. Research shows that during the most important transitions of life—including those periods when youth are most likely to drift away from the Church—the greatest influence does not come from an interview with the bishop or some other leader but from the regular, warm, friendly, caring interaction with parents.
My grandson Sam Saunders has been playing golf since he could hold a club and I spent a lot of time with him over the years. Like my father taught me, I showed him the fundamentals of the game and helped him make adjustments as he and his game matured over the years.
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