Catherine Whitehill

Athlete: 
Catherine Whitehill
Date: 
02/26/2010
Gender: 
Male
Description: 

Soccer player on Convictions.

Focus: 

Conviction – Standing for what is right even when others don’t.

Print Body: 

Arguably the best and youngest up-and-coming player in the country, Catherine “Cat” Whitehill’s brilliant play as a defender earned her a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team, which captured a gold medal at the 2004 Games in Greece. She shared, “If someone starts talking about God, I tell them that Jesus is the only way to Heaven. Mostly, I try to let my actions do the talking. They might see my purity ring and ask me why I’m waiting until I am married. I tell them that’s the way I was brought up and that’s the way the Lord says to do it.”

Verse: 

“Keep your eyes open, hold tight to your convictions, give it all you’ve got, be resolute, and love without stopping.”

1 Corinthians 16:13-14, The Message

Action Point: 

Moral compromise is often the enemy of conviction. The next time you are in a conversation where your traditional values are being questioned, take a stand for your convictions even if no one else does.