The true meaning of a team

     In most little league sports, players and opponents high-five each other at the end of each game to show sportsmanship and the whole team mentality...but when Marcus Lattimore, running back for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, was injured for the second year in a row a sincere, straightforward, assurance was displayed; by not only his own teammates but the players of the Tennessee Volunteers. The whole stadium grew still as the well respected running back hit the ground in utter distress; the atmosphere of the game completely changed gears. Very typically Steve Spurrier, other Gamecocks, and aid rushed onto the field- but what touched the hearts of everyone amongst the hustle and bustle, is when the Volunteers began to crowd around Lattimore. Spurrier had stated that he'd never seen anything like this before. This was a valid sign of the immense amount of respect people had for such a good-natured young man. It was heart wrenching to see one's dreams and hopes become inexistent due to such a tragic accident. Once they motioned over for the paramedics to get Lattimore off the field and to the hospital, everyone knew something was horribly wrong. Perhaps the exquisite display of two teams coming together lifted the hopes of those all around. Sometimes-it's sad to say- it takes an event like this to rally a crowd together.