MIAMI DOLPHINS
ARE AN INSPIRATION 

     I have found the Miami Dolphins to be a very dedicated, motivated and loyal team. Their record this season was by no means high in the rankings of the football leagues but the Miami Dolphin entire organization deserves to be highly praised for what it has accomplished. Following the team's games this season has set a very good example to me and anyone who has at some time experienced failure or a defeat. To see the team rally together with such a united spirit sets a model of great courage and fortitude. They aroused in me as a spectator continued confidence to know that adversity always can be overcome. The drive to succeed is an essential ingredient for good mental health. Sometimes people lose sight of the human potential they have. How important it is to always face challenges regardless of the obstacles they encounter. Usually going uphill is much more difficult than going downhill and we saw this happen all the way from the Dolphins' preseason games to the last ones. Yet, they never faltered but kept moving onward. 
 
   Having taught at a university for twenty years and been a practicing psychologist I am very aware of the many trials and tribulations we humans face throughout life. What I admire so much is how well the Dolphin organization, which involved not only the team members but the coaches and managers, joined together to support each other to bring their season to a positive, uplifting, and I might say, victorious conclusion. Regardless of the scores, the effort to succeed against failure deserves to be highly honored. The Miami Dolphins are a true inspiration to all of us.