At the University of Georgia, Coach Mark Richt introduced a concept known as “Finish the Drill.” It was the motto of our team in practices, workouts, and games. Our coach understood that good teams become championship teams based on their ability to finish strong. That attitude carried me into the NFL where I made a notable play in the 2005 divisional championship game.

I was playing for the Patriots. Our quarterback, Tom Brady, threw a pass that was intercepted by Champ Bailey, one of the fastest players in the game. He caught it at our end zone and brought it back 101 yards, almost scoring a touchdown…almost. No one would have thought I could catch him. I was on the other side of the field and chased him with everything I had, knocking him out of bounds 1 yard short of a touchdown. I was reminded of the words, “Finish the Drill.”

Finishing strong in sports has helped me develop the traits to do the same in life where it really counts. Passing these traits onto our kids could be the difference between their success and failure. Talk to your kids about these 3 character qualities built from finishing strong, or even better, model them.

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