– Mother Teresa
Spread Love Everywhere
Cory Meyer and I were sitting deep in the bowels of the Paycom Center grabbing a bite to eat. We were in Oklahoma City working with ESPN to broadcast the Sprouts Farmers Market Quad Gymnastics Event. Cory has devoted 20 years of his career to college athletics, with positions at Idaho State University, University of Utah and The University of Nevada. In fact, he was part of the transition team moving Utah Athletics from the Mountain West Conference to the Pac-12 Conference and was a member of the National Athletics Directors Association. So of course, our conversation opened with a review of details focused on our about-to-start work with some of the most amazing athletes in the world, women college gymnasts. Yet, as the work part of our chat wound down, Cory introduced me to another adept woman.
“I moved back to Idaho in support of my mother,” Cory said in response to my question about the reason for his move to Idaho. He continued on, explaining that she raised him as a single mother.
“My mom worked and worked to give me a great life,” he explained quietly. “I grew up, went to college and have had an amazing career in college athletics because of her love and encouragement.”
Then, when he had become the person she had worked and hoped he would be, a hard time came, asking for proof. Cory’s mother became terminally ill. And in answer, he returned a small portion of what she had instilled in him by coming home to be with her. It wasn’t that she needed him to become her caregiver. Indeed, her wishes in that regard were quite explicit as an exemplar and mother. There even came a time when she told him she wanted to move to an assisted care facility, because she didn’t want her grandchildren to associate her passing with their family home. She wanted to seal her grandchildren’s memories of her home as warm and cherished. And, her wishes were fully granted.
I watched the warmth radiate from Cory’s eyes as he shared this intergenerational tale of familial love. His inheritance of love and happiness, from his mother, is so strong that he chose a short quote to encapsulate his own beliefs and ideals.
Mother Teresa said, “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
Happily, Cory and I were sitting deep in the bowels of the Paycom Center grabbing a bite to eat, getting to know each other better and preparing for our weekend of work with incredible women athletes. And, another incredible woman’s talent for expressing love and sharing happiness was also on display through her son.
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