We Are Still The Home Of The Brave – OutKick

By Dr. Mehmet Oz, U.S. Senate Candidate 
Special to OutKick

This Sunday, all throughout America, households like mine will collect to observe the sport of all video games – the Super Bowl. While sadly, my beloved Eagles gained’t be taking the sphere on Sunday, I’ll be becoming a member of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who will likely be tuning in, whether or not to observe the attractive recreation of soccer performed on the highest degree, the halftime present, and even the commercials. 

My favourite a part of all of the Super Bowl spectacle is the nationwide anthem. It takes me again to my faculty soccer days, and a realization I had on the sidelines that has guided my life since. 

Many of you’ll be stunned to be taught that I performed faculty soccer, however I proudly suited up for my Harvard Crimson, lined up at security – although I appeared far completely different then weighing in at 205 kilos with a 17-inch neck. 

I like soccer – it’s America’s pastime. For me, soccer taught me the sacrifice wanted to unify people into groups. Rivalries taught me tips on how to push myself to excel and the way ardour and confidence are essential to win. It’s a sport that calls for resilience but additionally rewards it.

Like most gamers, I used to be nervous earlier than the video games. I’d tempo backwards and forwards on the sidelines to work my nerves out and one factor that at all times stood out to me whereas I used to be ready to take the sphere was the nationwide anthem. 

While there are many inspiring stanzas in our nationwide anthem, there was one thing that at all times struck me as a mistake. Why was the final phrase “Brave”? With some maturity, I now respect that courageous is the precise proper phrase. 

Given all of the attributes of this nice nation, closing our nationwide anthem with the phrase courageous is a profound, inspiring selection. 

One of the various issues that make America distinctive is the bravery that’s embodied by so many on this nice nation. It takes immense bravery to serve your nation within the armed forces, to serve your neighborhood in regulation enforcement, to take dangers and begin a enterprise, to chase your dream profession. Bravery is what makes America particular. And we will solely be free if we’re courageous

America is the house of the courageous as a result of we’re free to pursue our desires and achieve something we want. We are usually not restricted in our objectives or attainable outcomes. This nation has allowed generations of its residents to do the not possible. The unprecedented innovation, ingenuity, and inspiration that has occurred here’s a direct results of the bravery that’s central to our ethos.

Thinking about bravery as a basis of the American spirit was a message that resonated with me as somebody about to spend their afternoon hitting individuals at full pace on a soccer area, and it’s spoken to me at each flip in my life and profession. 

I’m proud to observe extraordinary acts of bravery from Americans throughout our nation each single day. Protecting that spirit that has sustained so a lot of our nation’s accomplishments is an enormous cause I really feel referred to as to function Pennsylvania’s subsequent Senator. 

There are far too many politicians who’re afraid to inform the reality and who lack the fortitude to face for what’s proper. They’re too comfy with the established order, despite the fact that it’s left many courageous Americans behind. 

As we watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, we’re certain to see sterling examples of bravery and resilience – whether or not it’s on the sphere or off. As they carry out the nationwide anthem, I’ll be proper again to my faculty days – considering the great bravery that brings Americans collectively. I hope all Americans will hearken to these inspiring phrases just a little in another way this yr and take a while to understand the bravery that we’re lucky to witness each day.