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Foundation of Faith
by Coach Dabo Swinney
Clemson University’s Head Coach, Dabo Swinney has established himself as one of the legendary coaches of the Clemson Tigers. He guided the club to the 2016 national championship, the second in school history after 1981. He has already achieved the second most wins in the history of the Clemson Tigers. Dabo Swinney has won several awards including the ‘Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year‘, the ‘ACC Coach of the Year’, the ‘Home Depot Coach of the Year‘, and ‘Walter Camp Coach of the Year.’ He led the Tigers to the 2016 national championship.
I was first introduced to the Dash by my college coach Gene Stallings. I
spent seven years with Coach Stallings as a player for him and then an
assistant coach. Every year he would quote The Dash poem on multiple
occasions. It really challenged me to think about how I lived my life...my
dash.
I believe in order to truly live your dash to the fullest, to impact others in a
positive way, to keep the proper perspective, and to have joy in your
journey, we must have a foundation of faith. My foundation of life is
Christ and it is through Him that I know that no matter what comes my
way during my dash, there is nothing that He cannot help get through. I
am so thankful that with God we don’t have to live our dash alone. We all
build our lives and dash one day at a time. With Christ as your carpenter,
He will help you build wisely and live your Dash to the fullest.
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