Tag: Miami Heat

The Spurs Model: Know What Matters

Written on June 24, 2014.

No matter your opinion of them as a team, you have to agree that the San Antonio Spurs are a model of consistency, winning… and diversity. Each of the seven foreign-born players on their roster was an integral component to the team’s success. One of the breakout stars for the Spurs has been backup point guard Patty Mills, who delivered an incredible performance in the fifth game of the NBA Finals against the Miami...

Achieving Greatness through Teamwork

Written on June 17, 2014.

Shane Battier’s season—and career—ended last weekend in a solemn locker room with emotions he wasn’t expecting. Battier’s Miami Heat had just lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. For Battier, this swan song of his career didn’t allow him to hold the championship trophy, but he did pick up a piece of hardware that spoke volumes about the years he’s played and what so many of his colleagues think of him. Battier...

It’s Not Where You Start, It’s Where You Finish

Written on May 12, 2014.

Graduation season is here! During the month of May, hundreds of thousands of new graduates are leaving high school and college to begin a new phase of their lives—whether in a new city or a new career. This is a season of anticipation and promise. It is a time period where people have high expectations for their future. The future is undeniably bright for these young people. But what advice can be given to those who...

LeBron’s Leap Year

Written on August 15, 2012.

The closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics capped off an athletic celebration of more than 40 world records being etched in history, and more than 100 Olympic records being shattered. In a span of 17 days, thousands of the top athletes on the planet showcased what had been, in most cases, at least four years of relentless training. The Summer Games gave us nearly 3 weeks worth of men and women striving for success....

High Fiving Your Way To A Championship

Written on May 17, 2012.

With the NBA playoffs in full bloom, I’m looking for something a little different as I try to assess who might win this year’s title. I’m looking for high fives, butt pats and chest bumps.

Shaquille O’Neal

Written on June 1, 2008.

Visualize Victory… The truly great see victory before the game begins Given all the changes that have occurred recently it may seem like it happened forever ago, but in reality only two years have passed since this scene played out at the NBA finals. As his 7-foot-1, 325-pound frame would suggest, Shaquille O’Neal is as dominant a player as the NBA has ever seen. In 2006, four years after O’Neal...