After Germany’s 7–1 win over Curaçao, something even more beautiful happened. While everyone else celebrated, players from both teams formed a small circle together, put their arms around each other, and prayed. Germany’s Felix Nmecha later explained: “On the pitch we’re opponents. After the game, we’re all Christians and brothers. We simply prayed together because we’re grateful.” In a world constantly trying to divide people, moments like this remind us what really matters. ❤️

Jay Wright shares the advice he gives to young athletes. "Run your own race. Be the best that you can be every day and don't compare yourself to someone ahead of you or even someone behind you." Your goal is to stay humble and hungry every day. • Ego is the enemy. • Comparison kills progress. You control two things every single day: your effort and your attitude. He poses 2 questions that you should ask yourself at the end of every day. 1. Did I give my best effort? 2. Did I have a great attitude? f you didn't, be honest. Then wake up and control what you can. Best effort. Best attitude. Complete Ownership. (🎥 Tipping the Scales Podcast)

A Finals run. A franchise cornerstone. A bright future. San Antonio is in good hands 🙌

Should the @nba and @OfficialNBARefs review this incident where Karl Anthony Towns asks Knicks fans to crowd Dylan Harper as he attempts to inbound the ball on the final play of Game 5? 👀 NBA rules explicitly state that fans are strictly prohibited from entering the playing area or intentionally interfering with players, whether the player is inbounds or out of bounds. Furthermore, rules state that fans must remain within the physical limits of their own seats. In an instance like this, Arena security staff is required to back the front row up, and offenders should be ejected. The second video in the tweet below also shows how egregious this violation was. Meanwhile @BexarCoSheriff in San Antonio announced today that they are beefing up security for Saturday's game given that there will be thousands of Knicks fans for Game 5. #PorVida

I love Americans. We were about to walk an hour to the stadium in the rain to save on an Uber, and the receptionist at the hotel we were parked in front of decided to drive us there.🙏

Dear @WhiteHouse, my name is Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service in Huntsville, Alabama. Through our 50 Yard Challenge, over 6,000 kids across the country have signed up to mow free lawns for the elderly, disabled, veterans, active-duty military, first responders, and single parents. With America celebrating its 250th birthday this year and me also being born on July 4th, I wanted to humbly ask if a few kids from our program and myself could travel to Washington, D.C. to help mow the White House lawn for this historic celebration. More than anything, I want these kids to see how a simple act of service something as ordinary as mowing a lawn for someone in need can lead to extraordinary places. What better lesson in community service than showing them that helping others can take them all the way to our nation’s capital? I’d also love to bring my American flag-themed mower in hopes that the President might sign it, so I can later auction it off and donate 100% of the proceeds to a nonprofit supporting veterans. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to highlight the importance of service, patriotism, and the impact young people can have when they choose to make a difference. 🇺🇸

The NFF Gridiron Club of Dallas, the North Texas chapter of the National Football Foundation, proudly recognizes DeSoto High School Head Football Coach Claude Mathis following his selection to the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, as announced by the NFF on Monday, June 1. @FootballDesoto @desotoisdeagles @TxStateBobcats @TXSTATEFOOTBALL @NFFNetwork @SportsDayHS @dctf nffdallas.org/news/claude-ma…

Today we placed 2nd on the OBU 7 on 7. We put on a show. Air Raid at its finest. #TitanUp

6/4 🤔’s from Anna Maria 🌊😎 I continue to read through my old journals as there may be another book brewing for 2027……😎 Food for Thought 🤔 "I Never Lose. I Either Win or Learn." 
Lessons from 2022 to bring into 2023:  •Your growth comes first  •Be intentional with your time  •Forcing things does not work  •Being kind supports your peace  •Hang out with revitalizing people  •Let consistency help your flourishing  •Remember the progress you have made  •Slow things down when your mood is low  •People pleasing hurts your mental health  •Seeking perfection hinders your progress  •You cannot make everyone understand you Source: Yung Pueblo, Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future Make a difference today  Love Clint

Dear @WhiteHouse, my name is Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service in Huntsville, Alabama. Through our 50 Yard Challenge, over 6,000 kids across the country have signed up to mow free lawns for the elderly, disabled, veterans, active-duty military, first responders, and single parents. With America celebrating its 250th birthday this year and me also being born on July 4th, I wanted to humbly ask if a few kids from our program and myself could travel to Washington, D.C. to help mow the White House lawn for this historic celebration. More than anything, I want these kids to see how a simple act of service something as ordinary as mowing a lawn for someone in need can lead to extraordinary places. What better lesson in community service than showing them that helping others can take them all the way to our nation’s capital? I’d also love to bring my American flag-themed mower in hopes that the President might sign it, so I can later auction it off and donate 100% of the proceeds to a nonprofit supporting veterans. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to highlight the importance of service, patriotism, and the impact young people can have when they choose to make a difference. 🇺🇸

I immensely enjoyed watching the Oklahoma City Thunder win the NBA Championship last year. But, I learned more by watching them lose this year. For the last two years the Oklahoma City Thunder have been the best team in the NBA. That ended on Saturday night when they lost to San Antonio in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. I’ve decided the reason we need sports is because they teach us about success and failure. Every week we intentionally pit teams against each other in a zero sum game. One side will win and one will lose. We do this because we want to be a part of success. But we also want to learn how to fail from those we admire. We want to experience failure as a part of a community that is disappointed together. Even the most successful teams have to go through periods of failure and disappointment. The same is true of us as individuals. I do a lot of public speaking and I have come to loathe the part where I am introduced. I get it, the point is to communicate credibility so that people will actually listen to me when I speak. But when I hear my bio it isn't the full story. It is just the highlights. It is a way of telling my story that sounds like an unbroken string of success. The people who know me best know the deeper truth. For every success I’ve experienced, I can tell several stories about the setbacks that preceded it. Simple Modern has been more successful than I could have dreamed. But the startup I helped build in the years before founding Simple Modern was a failure that lost millions of dollars. Those kinds of stories don’t show up in newspaper articles. They should because they are essential. Success is like a cake and you cannot bake without the ingredients of failure, difficulty and hardship. Without these challenges, It is impossible to develop the skill and perseverance needed to achieve anything worthwhile. The Thunder failed to reach their goal this year, but as I have listened to their reactions following game 7 I have heard individuals who are: Owning the failure Avoiding excuses Taking personal responsibility Choosing to trust their teammates Looking for ways to grow and improve In my estimation, someone is a “winner” based on their mindset and not the scoreboard. Winners eventually win on the scoreboard because they have a mindset that makes it inevitable. I’ve been fortunate to have a front-row seat, both literally and figuratively, to the Thunder’s ascension. I’ve learned that the foundation of their success was built when they weren't winning basketball games. Because the foundation is their mindset and culture. Over the last two years they’ve experienced more success than a fan like me could reasonably hope for. But since their season ended, I realized something surprising. I appreciate the team in defeat even more than I have in victory. They have shown me, and many other people in this community, how winners approach failure.

2019… Spurs draft Keldon with Pick 29 2020… Spurs draft Vassell with Pick 11 2023… Spurs draft Wemby with Pick 1 2024… Spurs draft Castle with Pick 4 2025… Spurs draft Harper with Pick 2 2025… Spurs draft CBryant with Pick 14 This is absolutely insane.