Coach Cal, University of Kentucky, put this on the board for his players today...

I put on the board today a quote from MLK’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech: “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

Then we proceeded to talk about his life and many accomplishments - all in the name of justice and fairness. We talked about his courage with all the death threats, along with opposing a war, which at the time was popular.

MLK opposed the Vietnam War not only morally, but also bc he thought poor kids and minorities were the ones fighting it.

The players realized how intelligent he was when they found out he skipped both the 9th and 11th grades to enroll early in college. When they learned he enrolled at Morehouse College at age 15 they said, “What?”

They realize he pushed our country in a way it needed to go and he did it in a nonviolent way, to help create legislation for civil rights and voting rights for all Americans of any race. He changed our country and its direction forever.

I’m happy our players realize he was a servant leader. Martin Luther King Jr. lived his life for others despite always having danger and death looking over his shoulder. He never wavered that justice and truth should reign supreme.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - MLK Jr.