Category: General

As Jimmy V said near the end of his iconic speech quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Nothing great can be accomplished without enthusiasm to keep your dreams alive in spite of problems.”  Enthusiasm comes from proximity and charity is infectious.  Read more

What has happened in the sports industry is not four 75 year old women sitting around the Mah Jong table playing for $5.  Read more

For me watching sports isn’t just about watching athletes do remarkable things.  It is about one team winning and one team losing.  It is about picking sides and yelling at the tv set.  It is about the highs and lows of making the basket, scoring the goal, hitting the home run and it is best… Read more

Announcers aren’t critics.  The sports critic seems to be an oxymoron. The announcer asks, “how did he or she do that?” The critic asks, “what were they thinking?  Didn’t they see that was a mistake?” Read more

Growing up injuries were a status symbol.  Sprained ankles, broken arms, pulled muscles were a sign of playing hard.  Stitches were the marker of the real competitor and the recoveries were sometimes long and difficult. Time off, time on the bench seemed like forever. Read more

That is why there are breaks at predetermined times.  In hockey there are periods, in basketball and football there are quarters with larger breaks at the half.  Soccer only has halves, baseball innings, tennis sets and so on and so on.  These are opportunities to stop the action and make accommodations. Playing a different defense,… Read more

Duke-UNC Basketball propelled each team to greater heights and produced some the greatest professionals, like Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Vince Carter and Grant Hill. Each program creating National Champions and individuals who forged in the battle of college sports became great champions in their own right. Read more

For the athlete who truly enjoys the game, the trophy is a side benefit.  For the athlete obsessed with showing off their rings, medals and trophies, maybe they have lost their sense of joy in the accomplishment.  Maybe their ego has just gotten too big.  Read more

The uniform tells us who is part of the team and who is not….Wearing the uniform means not only that you belong but that you represent as well. Read more

The lesson is obvious.  Pick a path in life that makes you happy and then as Sinner pointed out in that article, there are no secrets you just “have to work really hard.”  For the athlete, it is more than just showing up.  It is hard work.  If success is what you want, start with… Read more