Washington Redskins Art Monk's Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech (Inspiring)

Pro Football Hall of Fame ^ | 2008 | Arthur Monk

[GoldenState_Rose]

Getting here did not come without controversy--But in all due respect, as great as this honor is, it's not what really defines who I am or the things that I've been able to accomplish in my life.

I'll always be known as a Redskin...

And even now as a Hall of Famer, the one thing I want to make very clear is that my identity and my security is found in the Lord. And what defines me and my validation comes in having accepted his son Jesus Christ as my personal savior. And what defines me is the word of God and it's the word of God that will continue to shape and mold me into the person that I know he's called me to be.

So I've learned a long time ago never to put my faith or trust in man, for man will always fail you. Man will always disappoint you. But the word of God says that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. And he will never fail you.

And that is what I live by and what I stand on.

There's a scripture that I think about almost every day and I've come to personalize it to my life. It says: Lord who am I that you are mindful of me? And the Apostle Paul says think of what you were when you were called. Not many were wise by human standards. Not many were influential. Not many were born of noble birth. And when I look at my life and how I grew up, I certainly had none of those qualities or benefits.

But I understand and I know that I'm here not by in and of my own strength but it's by the grace and the power of God upon my life...

[GoldenState_Rose]

So I am very grateful to receive this honor, and I can stand here before you and say, "hey, look at me, look what I did." But if I'm going to boast, I'm going to boast today in the Lord, for it's because of him that I'm here and I give him thanks and glory and honor for all that he has done for me.

The full transcript also includes the beautiful introduction from his son as well.

[Ouchthatonehurt]

Art Monk is a class act...and a hell of a ball player.

[CaliforniaCraftBeer]

When I first arrived at the Redskins, there was a group of guys there known as the Over the Hill Gang...These guys were also full of experience and wisdom and often they would pull me aside before practice, during practice, after practice, outside of practice and give me valuable words of wisdom about myself as a person, my skill as a wide receiver and about the game of football being played in Washington D.C.

a great read and great American Football History, thx.

[CaliforniaCraftBeer]

[Tijeras_Slim]

Art is a class act, and one of the hardest working men in football in his day. The current crop of dredlocked babies could learn a lot from him.

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

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