Rick Barnes Won’t Waste His Life
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Reader Danny Bryant pointed us to a news story on GetReligion.org about how University of Texas Men’s Head Basketball Coach Rick Barnes has changed his cussin’ ways.
In a story originally reported on statesmen.com, Kirk Bohls tells of Rick Barnes’ recent vocabulary adjustments, which have him breaking huddles by saying things like, “let’s go out and kick butt!”
Not only has he cleaned up his speech, Barnes has cleaned up his iPod as well. In addition to sermons from his own pastor, Matt Carter, Barnes has been taking in wisdom from some more notable voices:
The coach also takes part with his wife Candy’s daily devotionals and reads from books she has given him, such as Billy Graham’s “The Holy Spirit” and Minneapolis preacher John Piper’s “Don’t Waste Your Life.”
“The journey’s real important,” one Barnes confidante said. “Having self-control is never a bad thing.”
Barnes, who’s Longhorns host play Stanford on Friday night in Houston for a spot in the Elite Eight, has changed his diet and fitness regimen as well. He even swears by Metamucil, pushing it on reporters every chance he gets according to the article.
(Did you see what I did there with the word ’swear’? Clever, no?)
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