Tag: Super Bowl

“Why not you?”—The Immeasurable Heart of Russell Wilson

Written on January 27, 2015.

“Why not you?” These simple words were spoken to Russell Wilson by his father, Harrison, and they would change his life. Years before his Super Bowl championship with the Seattle Seahawks, Wilson was a high-school senior and multi-sport athlete, torn between a baseball career and football dreams. The Baltimore Orioles had drafted him straight out of high school with a guarantee of a million dollar contract. Deep down,...

Super Bowl Siblings

Written on January 29, 2013.

The storyline has gotten a lot of attention these last couple of weeks, but as most anyone who follows sports know, this weekend’s Super Bowl will be the first ever pitting two brothers against each other as the head coach of the competing teams. Jim Harbaugh’s San Francisco 49ers are slight favorites over older brother John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens.

Owning It…

Written on February 15, 2012.

The road to greatness in sports often looks to us like an unbroken string of successes. We don’t often see or remember the failures nor do we remember how they were handled. We should. In the NFC Championship game three weeks ago, San Francisco 49’ers wide receiver and punt returner Kyle Williams mishandled two punts that led directly to a touchdown and a field goal…and indirectly to his team being eliminated from...

Eli Manning: Quietly, Confidently Chasing Greatness

Written on February 8, 2012.

In August 2011 Manning was being interviewed on New York City’s ESPN 1050 Radio by Michael Kay. “Is Eli Manning an elite quarterback? Are you a top 5, a top 10 quarterback?” Kay asked. Manning simply replied “Yeah…” The firestorm from that one-word answer lasted all season…especially when the Giants were floundering at 7-7 and looked like their playoff hopes were dashed. But every time a reporter or fan threw his answer...