I saw Rocky Balboa, the movie, this Saturday and then saw a real life Rocky moment on Monday night when Boise State beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. I love really good competitive sports because they bring out moments that test the character of the players involved. Many of those moments are analagous to things that test us in our ordinary lives.Rocky’s message was about how you pick yourself up and continue after you get knocked down in life over and over again. The trainer for Rocky’s challenger had a great line. Roughly, you don’t really know who you are and what you’re made of when life is easy and you are winning without really trying. You get to know your true character when you get hit so hard you can’t breathe and your opponent is relentless in their pursuit to knock you out. Do you have the courage to face the challenge and give it all you got or do you just give up?
Boise State took two big punches in the last two minutes of their game that should have put them out. They were the underdogs just like Rocky and could have walked away feeling good about playing pretty good against the traditional powerhouse Oklahoma. Instead, with one minute left, they picked themselves up and pulled out all the stops. On a fourth and 18 at the 50 yard line, they executed the most beautiful hook and ladder play that I have ever seen to send the game into overtime.
Oklahoma pounded them with a 25 yard touchdown run on their first play in overtime. Boise State fought back and scored their own touchdown. But instead of going for the easy kick to tie the game, they opted to try to win it all with a two point conversion. I loved it. All or nothing. Then they pull out a play I had only heard about but never had seen in a real game, the old statue of liberty play. It reminded me of the original Rocky when he waited until just the right moment to deliver his rib busting punch.
Then the player who scored the winning points went running over to the cheerleaders and proposed to his cheerleader girl friend. Can you say, YO, ADRIAN!!!!
Here’s a link to the video of the key moments at the end of the game. It doesn’t get any better than this.
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