ESPN The Mag: Do Hard Things
ESPN The Magazine’s latest cover story is about 17-year-old Zac Sunderland — a Christian and a rebelutionary. The title of the article? Do Hard Things.
The title was inspired by a shirt Zac wears as he makes his way around the world — and the phrase that has come to serve as a motto for his great adventure.
ESPN journalist, Chris Jones, explains the inspiration in this excerpt:
Zac has a brown T-shirt that reads “Do Hard Things,” and mile after mile, ocean after ocean, he pulled it over his head to remind himself why he was wending his way around the world at six knots.
While the article doesn’t make the connection between “Do Hard Things” and the book or the movement, Zac does — as he shared on his blog a few months ago.
Connection or not, Brett and I are excited to see “Do Hard Things” reach a national mainstream audience through the exploits of a true rebelutionary. Let’s show the world what it means to “do hard things” through and for Christ.
June 8th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Unbelievable. I am like shocked. Congrats Zac!
June 8th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Wow. Awesome! Go Zac!!
June 8th, 2009 at 8:47 am
That’s really amazing! It’s awesome what can be done with Christ! He can use us to do unbelievable things. It’s such a great encouragement to see other people actually DOING hard things. God is amazing!
June 8th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Awesome! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!
June 8th, 2009 at 9:37 am
very awesome!! Congrats Zac!!!
June 8th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Amazing! That is so cool!!!
June 8th, 2009 at 9:58 am
YAY! Praise the Lord. That’s Amazing. WOOT!
June 8th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Wow! That’s pretty amazing!
June 8th, 2009 at 10:27 am
I love the shirt that he’s wereing on the cover very Funny Way to go ZAC
June 8th, 2009 at 11:13 am
INCREDIBLE!! Thats the point of the rebelution, to DO HARD THINGS! To prove to the world that teenagers aren’t just status quo. We can impress the world! “I can do ALL things through CHRIST who strengthens me”
~ALL HAIL CHRIST!~
June 8th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Great that so many people will see that and read about christians making a difference. God is and will use us in big ways, and this is proof!
June 8th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
This just proves, God works in mysterious ways!
And even if we don’t always know what’s going on, He’s ALWAYS working “Behind the scenes”.
This is just wonderful that he’s been able to work like that with Zac!
June 8th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Wow, thats’ amazing! Way to go Zac! Keep doing hard things! God be with you!
June 8th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Congrats, Zac! God was really with and kept you safe!
June 8th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Thank God that Do Hard Things and the rebelution is being showed through Zac!
June 8th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Wow! Good job, Zac! That is so cool that you got on the cover! Woo-hoo! I hope this inspires us all to truly ‘Do Hard Things’.
June 8th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Brilliant! I am so glad that do hard things is being seen more and more in the world. I am profoundly thankful that word of the rebelution- and that word of God- is getting out there through rebelutionaries!
June 8th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
That is so cool! It is really inspiring to see people doing hard things.
June 8th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Excellent.
June 8th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Congrats to Zac! What an incredible testimony and story for the rebelution.
June 8th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Woah! ESPN?! WOAH! Way to go Zac!
June 8th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
WOW!!
Excellence!!
Way to go Zac!
Chaiyo!!!!!!!
June 8th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Ahhhh! Amazingggg!!!! Congratulations! God is glorified!!!
June 8th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
This is amazing! Though it’s not connected directly, I’d daresay it’s still connected indirectly through Zac.
Way to go Zac! May He be glorified!
June 9th, 2009 at 3:48 am
Great what he did. But did he do it to get a magazine cover? And does he event want more? Why does he not do it for God alone and give to HIM the honor? This does not sound very Christinan…
June 9th, 2009 at 4:46 am
Very cool.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:45 am
This is so cool. Love the T-Shirt. Make sure to read his blog… so cool
June 9th, 2009 at 8:50 am
CHEA! MY MAN KFUST TOLD ME ABOUT U - that is air J for Jesus right there!
Encouraged man, keep goin’ hard! Praise God for ya!
June 9th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Wow! I JUST read the impression article, so-I’m impressed that Zac is doing this! That is absolutely amazing. But, wow, guys: just think of the One tha created the seas that Zac’s on! And just think of the Master Sailsman Who controls the very seas with His words. Zac can’t even go to the depths of the sea without God not being there!
So: good job Zac for remembering it’s all SDG, and thanks for helping me be impressed with God through you!
June 9th, 2009 at 9:11 am
What a testimony. May God be glorified through this.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Wow, I am glad to see a rebelutionary in the news doing hard things.
June 10th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Wow, thats cool…I agree with his t-shirt though…he should have gotten something a little bigger than that. be on tv or something…
Good Job!
Josiah
June 10th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Love the t-shirt saying!! That’s very true! Great job!!
June 11th, 2009 at 4:46 am
That is awesome!!!! Praise God!!!! Way to go Zac! How inspiring!
June 12th, 2009 at 10:10 am
That’s way cool dude! congrats zac!
June 13th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
wow, that sounds like a great adventure! good job
June 14th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
So cool! Love it!
June 16th, 2009 at 6:02 am
Wow, that’s awesome! It must have been cool talking to astronauts in the ISS while sitting on the deck of your boat. It took a lot of determination to sail solo around the world. Congratulations!
P.S. Nice shirt.
June 27th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Great Job Zac
July 18th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
SO cool!!
December 31st, 2009 at 8:49 am
Wow! Great job! What a great ministry opportunity!
March 9th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Dude i think what you did was exactly what Alex and Brett are talking about
Congrats man praise God
I think that you are awesome and I hope your sister doesn’t beat you!
Noah OUT!