I recently read the poem below that Coach John Wooden memorized and shared with others. It has to do with being a father and the impact that you have on your children/the impact that your children have on you. Being a relatively new father, this poem has inspired me to live my best life and to always try to act the right way, because my son is always watching…
A careful man I want to be —
a little fellow follows me.
I do not dare to go astray,
for fear he’ll go the self-same way.
I cannot once escape his eyes.
Whatever he sees me do he tries.
Like me he says he’s going to be —
that little chap who follows me…
He knows that I am big and fine —
And believes in every word of mine.
The base in me he must not see —
that little chap who follows me…
But after all it’s easier,
that brighter road to climb,
With little hands behind me —
to push me all the time.
And I reckon I’m a better man
than what I used to be…
Because I have this lad at home
who thinks the world of me