STEVE YOUNG IN THE FLESH

Growing up I was a huge Steve Young fan. I lived and breathed for the 49ers and seeing them win their 5th Superbowl in 1994 was probably a top 5 sports moment in my life. However I watched Steve Young hundreds of times on the television I didn't get to see him play football in person. Sunday I was able to go to a Provo Freedom Festival Patriotic Service. Steve was the keynote speaker which was SWEET!!! The meeting was really good. We clapped along with all the former military veterans in the audience as all their songs were played by orchestra. Jenny Frogley (a great LDS singer) was also there and the whole meeting made you proud to be an American. Steve spoke about service being the key in making this nation great. He spoke of when he first step into the shoes of Joe Montana and how he so bad wanted to live up to the his and all the fans expectations. He worked his butt off and use to compare stats after each game to see if he was in line with Joe. After the first year he could see he wasn't in line and all the hard work wasn't paying off. Frustration began to enter and he went to the late Truman G. Madsen for advice. Truman said, "Steve do you know how many receptions Jerry Rice has? Do you know how many Touchdowns?", Steve had no idea. Steve Young went on to say how Truman said work just as hard but work that hard in serving others, serve your coaches, teammates and anyone else that comes in your life. Steve later said, "the moment I stopped obsessing about myself, I became the quarterback I always wanted to be, the moment I stopped obsessing about the MVP, I won the MVP." What a great lesson as we celebrate our freedoms this week. Let us remember those that served us and gave their lives for our freedoms and begin serving others.