Classy Lefty

I just heard the tragic news that Phil Mickelson’s wife has cancer.  It’s always such a tragedy when anyone is stricken with this relentless disease that knows no economic or social boundaries.  I feel for the Mickelson’s and will remember them in my prayers.  

 

Then, I heard that Mr. Mickelson, one of the top golfers in the PGA, is going to suspend his career and help his wife, Amy, in her struggles with this disease.  This is a class act.  Mr. Mickelson could have decided to drop out of a few tournaments and just play the big ones, or he could have said he would play as many as he could to be with her when she needed him, but he decided to suspend his career completely.  

 

 

You see, Mr. Mickelson is a great golfer who is in the middle of a great career.  He could win millions upon millions of dollars over the next few months and years but he decided his wife and family are more important.  I don’t follow sports so much any more because of all the money involved in them.  But, stories like this one bring me back.  Mr. Mickelson is making a good choice.  He’s putting love for his wife and family above love for money and the game.  

 

I applaud Mr. Mickelson and respect him more now, as a man of integrity and character, than I’ve ever respected him as a great golfer!