This message is short and to-the-point.
NOTHING you accomplish means anything if you’re not an honorable person. Regardless of how much money you make, how many games you win, or what the outside world may say about you, you’ll always be a loser if you fail to live up to basic character values.
How does a person of integrity act? At the minimum, he follows the four “Irish Commandments” Notre Dame Football Coach Brian Kelly has hung up on the team’s locker room wall…
1. Treat Women with Respect
2. Do Not Lie
3. Do Not Cheat
4. Do Not Steal
– Brian Kelly’s “Irish Commandments”
I think every team in America should have these four rules prominently displayed somewhere in their athletic facility. There are simply too many news reports of athletes breaking these rules. It has to stop.
And these rules obviously should be applied to everyone—not just those involved in the sports world.
A man of honor always follows these rules. ALWAYS.
