The head coach of the top-ranked college football team and the defending national champions says life isn’t all about sports.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said during his press conference this week he wants his team to focus on one word this year: purpose. But Swinney – whose team is ranked No. 1 in the major polls – defines “purpose” differently than many football fans would.
“My word is ‘purpose’ this year – my purpose as a man, my purpose as a father, my purpose as a husband, and then our purpose as a program. …. And then also helping my staff and my players find and fulfill their purpose.
“[I’m] just really convicted on that. We’ve had a lot of success, I’m going into year 11, but we’ve stayed true to who we are the whole way. … I know what my purpose as a man is, and that’s to glorify God. That’s to be a great husband and father, and it’s to use the game of football to equip young people for life. That’s just that simple.”
Love this from Clemson coach Dabo Swinney.“I know what my purpose as a man is. That’s to glorify God, be a great husband and father and use the game of football to equip young people for life.” pic.twitter.com/8a3Ex6qVp8
— Jason Romano (@JasonRomano) August 26, 2019
Swinney’s first full year as a head coach was 2009, one year after the Tigers finished 7-6. Since then, they’ve won two national…
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