ESPY Awards - Jason McElwain

[Dodoubled]

First of all, had a chance to rail ChipFish on the 350-20 Stars tourney. ... tough break, losing that 7-7 race ... (nicest "sigh" I've ever seen, by the way ...).

Anyhow, spending the night at the girlfriend's and I"m seven beers in (in two hours) after a riveting night of tournament Scrabble, so bear with me ... Anyone here watch the ESPYs tonight? Lance did a fine job, but the only reason I watched was to see that Jason McElwain kid (autistic kid who scored 20 points in four minutes on the basketball court) win Best Moment. I knew he would win because of the AP story that ran about four days ago.

It ended up being one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Kid wins, totally shocked. Runs up to stage, pulls out an 8-1/2x11 piece of paper and starts spouting off thank-yous. You could see the paper shaking in his hand. At the end of his speech (maybe 45 seconds, if that), he says, AND THANK YOU GOD, in maybe the most assertive, passionate voice I've ever heard.

Look. I go to church when I can. My girlfriend encourages me to go a lot more than I ever thought I would. I'm a Christian, but far from a Jesus freak. But think, for a moment, about how many times you've seen pro athletes thank God for their talent, their paycheck, their girl, etc. ... And then watch this kid.
If someone, anyone, on this forum watched that kid up on stage tonight, I challenge you: tell me it wasn't the most fulfilling thing you've ever seen. It brought tears to my girlfriend's eyes. It nearly did to mine. Probably should have, too. I don't have an excuse.

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And if you haven't seen it, I'm sure you can YouTube it pretty soon.