One of
the ugliest players in the NBA is Chris Kaman according to a poll done a couple
of years ago.
Kaman
is one of the few reasons I pay attention to NBA basketball.
I could
really care less about the local Detroit team and pay attention to the brutal
Clippers and there center.
Why do
I like Kaman?
1. He went to Central Michigan and I got to cover him working for CMU sports information and the Morning Sun newspaper.
2. He led them to the tourney and was the sixth pick in the NBA draft.
3. People thought he was going to be a complete bust because he dominated the MAC and not a real conference (He’s an underdog).
4. He proved people wrong and has had a good career with an All-Star appearance.
I like
Kaman, yet some people looked down on his looks.
The 7-1
center was 7 foot 190ish pounds in high school and didn’t really gain weight
till his sophomore season in college.
He at
one point had really long hair that he just slicked to the back of his head.
A
couple of years ago he was voted the second ugliest player in the NBA.
Not
something most people want to be known for.
Looking
ugly.
In pro
sports this is overlooked but imagine what if we did this with every job?
This
would be crazy.
There
was a sociology study done in which two girls were stranded at the side of the
road, one purposively dress up and looking great and one that they made look
ugly.
The hot
girl was helped I think 70% more than the other girl.
Sad, but
true.
Sometimes
looks do matter, but they don’t make up everything.
When
Jesus came back and made his presence known to the disciples, he didn’t have
the same appearance that they knew of according to John 21:12…
“Jesus
said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who
are you?” They knew it was the Lord.”
They
could not tell it was Jesus by the appearance.
How do
they know it was Jesus?
Earlier
in the chapter, he told them while they were fishing and having no luck to
throw the net in on the other side of the boat and they caught 153 fish (An
amazing amount) even though they couldn’t catch anything on the other side.
They
knew it was Jesus through his actions.
If you
looked different would people know it’s you through your actions?
Or would
you want to be known for the stuff you do today?
Looks
can deceive people into different perceptions about you.
If you
look good, you might be favored is what that test above proved.
Can we
change perception?
Jesus
was known for what he did rather than what he looked like.
We can
do the same?
Rather than
what you look like, what do you want to be known for in life?
Have a
great weekend.
