Waterboy Becomes Unlikely Savior for Basketball Team That Bullied Him (MOTH Monday)

Today is MOTH Monday on Good News Network: In partnership with The Moth, a nonprofit dedicated to the art of storytelling, we bring you the most uplifting speakers from live stages across the world. When Chris Rasheed first started coaching his high school basketball team, he had no experience with coaching the players – and to put it simply, the team “sucked”. Every time the team played, they lost by a few dozen points, and the players often expressed their disappointment by bullying their optimistic waterboy. Despite being bullied, the waterboy never gave up on trying to rally the team’s spirits, so Rasheed recruited the youngster onto the team. During one particularly bad game, Rasheed’s players were reluctant to even step onto the court – so imagine their surprise...