Tag: What off season

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on October 1, 2013.

“A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive, and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.” – Vince Lombardi

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on September 30, 2013.

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay

Realizing a Great Ending

Written on September 27, 2013.

Very rarely does a person get the opportunity to write the final chapter to his or her own fairytale, but New York Yankees Hall of Fame shoo-in Mariano Rivera (recently featured in Sports Illustrated) is in the process of doing just that. He’s without question Major League Baseball’s most prolific closer, and this month his career comes to a close—but on his own terms. More than 1,100 games played, more than 1,100...

Your Daily Dose of Greatness

Written on September 12, 2013.

“The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.” – Anson Dorrance

Great Resilience

Written on June 1, 2013.

Each week, it seems the sports world captures our attention and sends us on an emotional rollercoaster worth the price of admission. But this week’s thrill ride inspired me to focus on perspective. Under what lens would you view emotional moments of failure, tragedy or triumph?

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....

Don’t just get a Ph.D in life…

Written on June 13, 2012.

Warrick Dunn is one of the most exceptional people I’ve ever met. Warrick played 13 years in the NFL, becoming the smallest player in the league’s history to carry the football for more than 10,000 yards. While in high school, his mother, a police officer, was killed during a robbery at a bank. When Warrick made it to the NFL, he started a foundation and continues today to help buy homes for single mothers like his....

Jimmie Johnson

Written on February 1, 2012.

“What Off-Season?” They are always working towards the next game… The goal is what’s ahead, and there’s always something ahead. After a disappointing sixth-place finish in last year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Jimmie Johnson, driver of the no. 48 Chevy, knew he needed to reexamine his team dynamic. For most, finishing in the top 10 of their profession would be a reason for celebration....

Michael Oher

Written on February 1, 2011.

What Off-Season? They are always working towards the next game… It’s one the most memorable scenes in one of Hollywood’s most memorable movies. A large African-American teenager named Michael Oher is walking down the street, hunched over against the cold, when an affluent family in a silver BMW pulls up next to him. The mother, played wonderfully in the movie by Sandra Bullock, asks where he is...