"It matters a great deal who is going to win, but not at all who won"
Born to play
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Born to Play, Graham Daniels and J Stuart Weir, Frampton House Publications, Bicester, 2004 (68 pages) ISBN: 1-904726-15-1
"It's Saturday morning and you wake up and think, 'Yes. It's Saturday and I've got a game this afternoon'. You are committed to Christ, you love your family and you like your job but at 3 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon you come alive in a unique way. This is a highlight of your week. If you identify with that thought, this book is for you. How do you play sport as a Christian? Can you be as competitive as everyone else? Can you really 'love' your opponent?" Sportslink website
Simply put: Born to Play is the most excellent and succinct book of its kind! Authors Stuart Weir & Graham Daniels combine a lifetime of sporting experience, personal reflections, conversations with competitors and interactions with thinkers, researchers and theologians into a concise primer on how to compete in the image of Jesus. This is a must read for all athletes and coaches who proclaim Christ as Lord and Savior.
This book is not designed to be an Academic textbook, nor a comprehensive theological tome but rather a simple (but not simplistic) and clear overview of how to view and interact with teammates, coaches, "opponents," success, referees/officials and sport itself. This short (in length) book is long in helping disciples of Christ conceptualize how to envision and engage in sport.
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