Murph: The Protector Page #10

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I realized it was more than

just a check and a pat on the back,

but it was an honor.

It was a legacy that I was given.

You look at a man

who has probably dove to depths

that are classified and nobody knows,

jumped out of planes at heights

on oxygen, you know,

doing HALOs or whatever...

you know, so he did it all,

you know.

And I think in my mind

and my heart

at least I know that he lived

a really full life.

People should

remember him just...

I know everybody knows

as a great guy,

but Mike would have done

anything for anybody.

He would have been there for you

no matter what,

any type of weather.

He... I don't know.

It's kind of hard to put into words

why people should remember Mike,

but Mike is just the greatest guy

I've ever met in my whole life.

I guess what I would

tell him is that,

knowing him so much as a child,

I regret that I didn't get to spend

more time with him as an adult.

Giving myself over to others

is something

that from my parents has been ingrained,

from my family it's been ingrained,

and from Michael Murphy,

it just solidified it even more.

He gave me that opportunity,

and it's my chance

and my opportunity

to go forth with it.

So, I mean, it had to be

when Michael was, I guess, about 12

and we were down two runs.

It was the ninth inning.

And he hits a home run.

And he wins the game.

And comes around the bases...

and all those boys

literally surround him,

you know,

the way they normally do,

because they won the game.

It was important.

And they're jumping around

and telling Michael,

"Michael, you won the game.

You won the game."

And it was funny...

Michael turns around to them

and says,

"I didn't win the game.

This was a team sport."

And he said,

"if you hadn't got on base,

if you hadn't got on base

for me to hit the hit

that scored the runs,

we wouldn't have won

the game."

That particular game

was so like him, you know.

And it was just

a microcosm of his life.

It was always...

it was never about him.

It was always about

his teammates, his men.

And so that's why

when things happened

like they happened on that mountain,

it didn't surprise

Maureen and I at all.

I'd say thank you.

- I'm a better person for knowing Mike.

- Absolutely.

I think all of us,

you know, were blessed

to have him in our lives.

I'd thank him for every day,

- every second I had with him.

- We're gonna miss him.

- Definitely.

- Absolutely.

I'd give anything

to have him back,

but I wouldn't trade anything

for what we had.

All the money

That e'er I had

I spent it in good company

And all the harm I've ever done

Alas, it was

To none but me

And all I've done

For want of wit...

- There's no need to tape.

- No?

- No.

- I have to. Just a little bit.

Are you blushing?

Good night,

and joy be to you all

Fill to me the parting glass

And drink a health whate'er befalls

Then gently rise

And softly call

Good night and joy

Be to you all...

All the comrades that e'er I had

They're sorry for my going away

And, oh, the sweetheart

fore'er I had

She wished me

one more day to stay...

He kind of just...

he was okay with...

not that he never feared

the consequences.

He was okay

with the consequences.

You know,

this is the guy that...

that driving back to Penn State,

and instead of figuring out

a way for another ride,

he just wanted to go with me,

even though I already had

someone going with me.

And he just decided to lie down

in the bed of my pickup truck

for the entire trip

back to Penn State.

Now, I mean,

if anything goes wrong,

he's in trouble.

And that was clearly

spelled out to him.

He said, "Don't worry about it.

I'll be fine."

And that was just...

that was just how he was.

I mean...

- I never heard that.

- Yeah, just lying...

I mean, that's a 300-mile trip.

And it's not from San Diego

to Los Angeles.

We're talking in the dead of winter,

going to Penn State,

he's just lying down

in the bed of a pickup truck.

And I don't know if his mom

knows that story, so...

CrossFit gyms recently participated

in a nationwide workout

to honor fallen heroes

and raise money for military charities

such as the Navy SEAL

Foundation.

The annual event honored fallen

Navy SEAL Lieutenant Michael Murphy.

It was just a good cause.

It just brought a lot of camaraderie

with just the military

and just kind of really honoring

the fallen heroes

that died for our country.

Our owners Jake and John

are former Navy SEALs,

and so they're very big on giving back

to the Navy SEAL Foundation.

The workout was

one of many events that are put on

by the CrossFit community each year

to support the military.

CrossFit East Village is

a huge military community.

A lot of our members

are actually part of the military.

Murph, you're a stud.

A huge inspiration for all of us

in the CrossFit community.

A hero, a real hero

for everybody that knows your story.

They paved a trail

Pointed to a path that's less

Pulled the breath

That blew your sails

Taking your heart

From your chest

Oh, but time

Is sometimes too late

To find out

what you think you might

You decide

If it all comes down to fate

Is this sacrifice

The one thing right?

Oh, 'cause I am here

Tonight.

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