![]() ![]() John Wooden used to say, “Make each day your masterpiece”, and Walter lived that idea to the fullest. What helps determine our level of Greatness is our willingness to give our best to each day.Ĭhicago Bears' Walter Payton #34. While we may not all be destined for the history books like Walter, we each get our chance to do something great. One opportunity to make a mark on this world. The bronze statue of Walter is 12-feet tall and weighs 3,000 pounds but is far weightier because of the man and message it represents.Įach one of us is given one life. On Tuesday, the city of Chicago gave back to my friend and his family and the lesson was too big to miss-literally. It’s not worth a nickel if you don’t give it back.” When I asked him about it, he simply said, “We all get something in life. That very best is what I remember most about Walter, like how he filmed a PSA for organ donation three days after learning he was no longer eligible for a liver transplant that might have saved his life. ![]() (Jim Prisching/Chicago Tribune) Tribune News Service via Getty Images announces at a press conference that he has a rare liver disease that will require him to have a Liver transplant at a press conference in Rosemont, Ill., at Carlucci's restaurant on Feb. With his wife Connie looking on, Former Bears great and Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton. ![]()
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