Any Given Sunday Instant

"I didn't," Elias replied. "I just knew that eventually, there would be a 'Sunday.' And when it arrived, I didn't want to be the one explaining why I wasn't ready."

A freak weather system intensified overnight. It wasn't a predicted storm; it was an anomaly. The town was hit with a surge that leveled the boardwalk and flooded the main street. When the sun rose, the town's pride—the historic pier—was gone. Any Given Sunday

Elias thought about his father, a high school football coach who used to say, "You don't practice for the games you know you'll win; you practice for the Sunday you might lose." "I didn't," Elias replied