Category: General

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

Find the person who you trust to help you handle it all and maybe that person is really a group of people. Read more

When we were children, nobody received a participation trophy.  You played hard and did your best and the reward was your effort.  You weren’t a loser if you left it all out there on the field even if you lost. Read more

Sometimes the anxiety is on full display and sometimes the struggle is invisible to the spectator.  We watch as the strongest and the fastest and the most agile breakdown crying whether in triumph or defeat.  We watch baseball players stepping up to the plate and deeply exhale. The empath recognizes the incredible stress these people… Read more

In sports it is great to keep score.  It lets you know how you are doing compared to others.  It is not great to keep score in real life and know that how much money you make is a poor way of keeping score. Keeping score in real life will more often leave you disappointed… Read more

When a coach feels the referee has made a poor decision, he can ask for a review by throwing a red flag.  Read more

What makes a man take off his shirt and expose a large number or letter on their beer belly? It is simple.  A desire to impact their team or at least intimidate the opposing one.  For some, watching the sport isn’t enough, they want to participate. Read more

At the end of the competition, the jagged elbow turns into a hug.  The push from behind turns into a handshake and the trip turns into a pat on the head and a moment of yelling in someone’s face turns into a whisper in the ear of a fellow athlete and a hip check turns… Read more

How we take on different roles in life and whether or not we are playing defense of offense are also determined by circumstance and by time. Read more