See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Troy Aikman Story.
Life Lesson #95 – Become a Leader.
Terry was captain of the football team. He was fast! He was popular, and he scored more touchdowns than anyone else! While some of his team mates were having a hard time staying out of trouble, Terry was working hard to keep up his grades and participate in other activities. He was in the school choir, and in a community choir that sang to HELP raise money for poor people. His father had died when Terry was still very young so he had to be the man of the house to HELP his mother and his little sister.
One day, as Terry and some of his team mates were walking down the hall at school, they passed a small boy who was carrying a large stack of books. Just then, one of Terry’s friends reached out and knocked the books out of the boy’s hands. Terry snapped around instantly and said to his friend, “Why did you do that?!” Then Terry HELPED the boy pick up his books while apologizing to him about his friend’s actions.
Terry was a lot of things—a popular football player, a singer, the man of his house, and a community volunteer. But one thing that Terry was NOT was hurtful. Terry Jones chose instead to be a HERO.
– Jim Lord