I've changed my mind. I will walk beside anyone who has made a mistake. I will walk beside anyone who tries to do good and sometimes falls short. I will walk beside anyone who took his father's advice to heart and tried to make an impact.
Growing up my father always made us excited and proud about Italian heroes. DiMaggio, Marciano, Marconi, DaVinci,and later, Paterno. My High school coach was a Bruno and I was recruited to college by a Paterno.
The circumstances of my life are such that for a short period of time I was a small part of the Paterno "family". Recently, I thought I was moving on...I didn't. Joe Paterno wasn't a Deity. He was a man who tried hard and sometimes failed. He tried hard longer than most, succeeded more often than most and failed a little less than most.
Those that need to judge and criticize him can walk by themselves.
Growing up my father always made us excited and proud about Italian heroes. DiMaggio, Marciano, Marconi, DaVinci,and later, Paterno. My High school coach was a Bruno and I was recruited to college by a Paterno.
The circumstances of my life are such that for a short period of time I was a small part of the Paterno "family". Recently, I thought I was moving on...I didn't. Joe Paterno wasn't a Deity. He was a man who tried hard and sometimes failed. He tried hard longer than most, succeeded more often than most and failed a little less than most.
Those that need to judge and criticize him can walk by themselves.
No comments:
Post a Comment