What a beautiful ending for fathers all over America as JJ Spaun capped his improbable back nine comeback to win the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont with your basic 64-foot walkoff tournament winner.
Of course…MJ cried like a baby. But that can’t be a shock.
Now to address all of my crying. I read Scott Turow’s current bestselling novel last week. The book is Presumed Guilty and it has been the long awaited closure novel to Presume Innocent.
The story is about this seventy-something year-old lawyer who was a prosecutor, a judge, and then a defense lawyer at the end of his career. And this wonderfully told story centers around the Rusty Sabich character reluctantly taking on the defense of his fiance’s son murder case.
It’s a great story masterfully crafted by Scott Turow.
But like I was saying last week after the French Open…sports are a microcosm of life. If you just don’t give up and keep plugging away…good things eventually turn your way.
There is a passage in the book where the Rusty Sabich character says, “They say your strength declines as you age, and that includes your emotional wherewithal. Old men weep when young men act like stones.”
Yeah, that’s where I’m at right now. You know… at this part of the journey… life does this to you. You stop and notice things you glossed over when you were younger. You pause and take the time to smell the roses.
Anyway, congrats to JJ Spaun and family. That was awesome.
Mike J