BYU Cougars place kicker Jake Oldroyd (39) kicks an additional level as BYU and Baylor play at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
As BYU beat Baylor Saturday, Sept, 10, we will all study a useful lesson in empathy.
Disappointment set in when BYU’s kicker missed two game-winning discipline objectives late within the recreation. Regardless of this, BYU received. However extra importantly, we had been in a position to study a useful lesson after we noticed Jaren Corridor hugging his crying kicker, Jake Oldroyd, on the sideline.
As followers of sports activities, we get offended at gamers for making errors that value us a win. Too typically we overlook gamers have emotions like us. The burden for them is far heavier than something a fan will really feel — the participant typically feels they let their teammates, coaches and followers down with their pricey mistake.
The rock band U2 has a U.S. music video of a kicker lacking a game-winning discipline purpose and dwelling with the burden within the track, “Caught in a Second You Can’t Get Out Of.” So, whereas the win was good, the lesson realized on the finish of the sport by Corridor hugging his crying, burdened teammate was the true win. He set an instance for his teammates, but additionally to us as followers.
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