Give What You Didn't Get

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Relationships, Education, Dads, Parenting, Ryan Holiday, Fatherhood, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Wisdom, Kids & Family

4.6 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

“Marqise Lee didn’t play football in 2020. He could have played for Bill Belichick but he didn’t. Not because he was worn down or afraid of the grind—as an athlete and a football player, he’s in the prime of his career.”

Ryan explains why difficulty should bring your family closer together, on today’s Daily Dad podcast.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you
0:12.3	with your most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy,
0:17.7	by practical wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.
0:22.8	Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.
0:31.7	Give what you didn't get.
0:34.4	Marquise Lee didn't play professional football in 2020. He could have played for Bill
0:39.7	Belichick, but he didn't. Not because he was worn down or afraid of the grind as an athlete and as a
0:45.2	football player. He is in the prime of his career. No, he opted out of this season because, like for so
0:52.0	many of us, COVID-19 disrupted everything. Sports like business
0:57.2	involves travel and time at the office away from the family. But with COVID-19 protocols with
1:02.7	limited access to family and friends on the road, this year would have been different. It would
1:08.3	have been too much time away more than he was willing to bear.
1:13.0	People who know my background and where I came from and things like that, he said, I didn't really
1:18.4	have a pops in my life. I never really had a father figure besides coaches as I got older.
1:24.9	And this is an opportunity to be there for my daughter, he told ESPN.
1:29.5	I was hoping she could be there watching this season, but she clearly wasn't going to be able to do that.
1:35.5	I felt like it was important to just spend this year with her and to get back to it next year.
1:41.2	Football is going to be there at the end of the day. We've talked before about
1:46.6	giving what you didn't get. And Lee's explanation, his decision is a beautiful example of that.
1:53.2	He's putting his family first. He was doing something his father didn't do for him. He was
1:58.6	drawing a line. He was deciding not to waste the most precious thing we
2:02.9	have with our children. Time. Of course, every family has had to face the pandemic differently.
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