GIVE THE BALL TO LARRY
Whether you are a basketball fan or not, you are probably familiar with the name Larry Bird — the former basketball great of the Boston Celtics. During a retirement party for Larry Bird in Boston Garden, former Celtics Coach K.C. Jones told of diagramming a play on the sidelines, only to have Bird dismiss it, saying: “Get the ball to me and get everyone out of my way.” Jones responded: “I’m the coach, and I will call the plays.” Then Jones turned to the other players and said: “Get the ball to Larry, and get out of his way.” That’s church’s message — Give the ball to Jesus, put your life in his hands and get out of the way. From Lexington Herald-Leader, March 10, 1993, pg. C2
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