That was for you Pops!

stockman311 · 01-25-2010, 11:16 AM

I'm a Saints fan because my Grandfather raised me that way. He attended the first Saints game in Tulane stadium. He and I used to watch games every Sunday together, and whenever I would yell at the TV because I was young and thought the refs could hear me, he would just shake his head and smile.
Of all the lessons my grandfather taught me, the most important was this. In life you either do something or you don't do it. There is no try. It's a lesson I take with me to this day.
My grandfather died last year in August. I thought of him when Garrett Hartley made that field goal last night and I dropped to my knees in tears. Thank you for helping steer that kick staight Pops. I wish we could have shared the moment together, but I know you were watching me and smiling.

01-25-2010, 11:16 AM	#1
stockman311 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,137	That was for you Pops! I'm a Saints fan because my Grandfather raised me that way. He attended the first Saints game in Tulane stadium. He and I used to watch games every Sunday together, and whenever I would yell at the TV because I was young and thought the refs could hear me, he would just shake his head and smile. Of all the lessons my grandfather taught me, the most important was this. In life you either do something or you don't do it. There is no try. It's a lesson I take with me to this day. My grandfather died last year in August. I thought of him when Garrett Hartley made that field goal last night and I dropped to my knees in tears. Thank you for helping steer that kick staight Pops. I wish we could have shared the moment together, but I know you were watching me and smiling.