The kickoff of the NFL regular season is next week, and we can’t wait!  But today, we want to focus the 2007 Super Bowl champs – the Indianapolis Colts.  As impressed as we were by their performance on that soggy field in February, it was how the team conducted themselves off the field that really stood out to us.  In Hunter Smith and Darrin Gray’s new book, The Jersey Effect, they document 10 key principles that made the Colts men of honor.  These precepts included: Never chase fame and fortune because they don’t last, Remember where you came from, and Don’t let your gift become your idol.  Great advice for fathers and kids.  Courtesy of The Jersey Effect, here are 10 ways to keep sports in proper perspective.

Huddle up with your children tonight and ask them:  “How do some people place too much emphasis on sports?”