![]() It has become a pillar of how I lead my life and teach my athletes. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and represents the struggles the man endured ending with hope and love. The travel pattern of the memorial is directly pulled from Dr. King carved out of what is known as the Stone of Hope (and that is after entering through two giant boulders know as a the Mountains of Despair). The centerpiece of the memorial is a nearly 30-foot tall statue of Dr. There are a few characteristics of the memorial that are very important to the visitor and represent several factors of MLK Jr’s life that has become synonymous with one of the greatest leaders of hope and love mankind has ever seen. That direction led me to Washington DC on a trip with friends. I wasn’t young at the time, in my twenties, but I was still at a time in my life where I was searching for direction. It was a normal day to everyone else, except for the few of us who were gathered at the feet of the memorial of Martin Luther King Jr. I’ll never forget the day I got to stand at 1964 Independence Ave SW in Washington DC. King would have – in freedom to make choices – rooted in grace, love, and hope. Only though difficulties and despair, trials and tribulations, does a stone of hope appear. ![]()
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