Harding sports is over, and we\u2019re already in motion, with both basketball teams well within the season. COVID-19 couldn\u2019t keep us down for long. I mentioned a lot throughout the hiatus about how the most important thing is each other, even though we couldn\u2019t be together for long. I commend you all for doing your part in keeping the world around you safe. We are already reaping the rewards for your humanity. After five long months, we\u2019re back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Times of grave severity, whether they be good or bad, are best summed up in simple words. Those rare cases are among the most powerful in the human experience \u2014 to a communicator such as me, of course. It baffles me that one or two words can aptly sum up a single situation, while bringing with it the power and severity behind the message. The best example of this comes from perhaps the most illustrious figure in sports history: Michael Jordan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the 1993-94 season, Jordan announced his retirement from professional basketball in his pursuit of the game of baseball. It was nice that he got what he wanted, but something happened to him that happens to all greats of their field who walk away: He just couldn\u2019t live without it. He knew it was time to come back. His agent wrote up press release after press release until Jordan, strong in his convictions, decided to put his message out there in a way he knew would grab attention. As simply as he could, he said, \u201cI\u2019m back.\u201d That\u2019s all he said, and that\u2019s all he needed to say. The truest of all true icons returning to the place that built him up needed no fancy introduction; the fact that he was coming back was impactful enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seeing life lived in its fullest is one of the greatest gifts we have as people. Seeing or doing something that renders you speechless is something that happens only a few times in a lifetime, so if it happens, don\u2019t waste the moment. Live it as fully as you can. It\u2019s what makes life wonderful, but it makes writing all that harder. As someone who expresses themselves through the written word, it frustrates me when I can\u2019t figure out how to describe something; not in a way that I don\u2019t appreciate every moment, mind you, but in a way that my brain frankly rejects as a concept. Maybe that\u2019s the beauty of it, though: Maybe moments like that are just meant to be lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s so much that could be said about where we are, what went into the decisions and what\u2019s going to happen next. There\u2019s more than a lot to be said, actually. But, I\u2019d rather \u201cBe Like Mike\u201d and stick to the simple. We\u2019re back. Bison basketball is back in action all next week. Log on to hardingsports.com for live score updates during the game, or listen in with Billy Morgan on KVHU 95.3. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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