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Tyreek Hill and The Code

September 13, 2024

Tyreek Hill is a good person; we could tell that by hearing him speak.  Something unexpected happened to him when the police pulled him over.  How did he react?  He said that he wished he had left the window rolled down as requested by the police, but most people agreed that the police over-reacted when…

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Starting Again and The Code

August 19, 2024

We are always starting… a new season, a new year, a new team, a new coach, a new position.  Starting is not always easy, especially when there is much that is new.  The most important thing is that we set goals for ourselves – realistic, achievable goals.  They may have to do with developing our…

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The Olympics and The Code

August 4, 2024

Every time there are Olympic games there are so many stories all of which seem larger than life in one way or another.  Please take time to share with your teammates your favorite moments or stories, and more importantly, why they were important to you, or how they touched you.  Our favorite moment (so far!)…

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The Olympic Spirit and the Code

July 27, 2024

We have heard many words about the “Olympic spirit;” what does it mean to you?  Try to put it into words!  Do you have any reservations about it?  Most say that it has to do with a spirit of peace, harmony and our common humanity that should bind all nations and people in one family,…

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Roger Federer and The Code

July 10, 2024

Last month at Dartmouth College Roger Federer gave the graduation speech.  It has been seen and read by over a million people because his words were simple and timeless.  Here are his main points, briefly stated: “Effortless is a myth.” They say that about athletes as a compliment.  Everything takes work. “It’s only a point.”…

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Reggie Jackson and The Code

June 23, 2024

Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson, in an open forum in Birmingham, Alabama, Thursday, was asked if he were a better person having come up through the city where Jim Crow laws existed and whether he was stronger after enduring the social inequities in Birmingham. “I paused for 30 seconds,” Jackson told USA TODAY Sports…

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Bill Walton and The Code

June 10, 2024

Bill Walton died recently.  In 1971 he had long hair.  He told Coach John Wooden that it was a principle for him and he was not going to cut it, even though it was a requirement of the team.  Wooden told him he admired people who had standards and who stuck to them – and…

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Memorial Day and The Code

May 25, 2024

On Memorial Day we remember with gratitude those who died in the service of our country.  They are the ultimate teammates, and for those who knew them, they are held in special memory.  We seek to be worthy of their friendship and sacrifice by how we live our lives.  The Code talks about the fact…

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Scottie Scheffler and the Code

May 19, 2024

Golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with four violations, one of them a felony.  Trying to get to the golf course, he drove his car around an accident scene disobeying a policeman.  He says it was a “misunderstanding.”  A policeman was injured in the incident, having been dragged by Scottie’s car. What does the…

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Clothes and The Code

April 24, 2024

You may have read about the controversy over Major League Baseball’s new uniforms.  If you’ve missed it, the controversy is about the material – apparently, it is so thin that you can see through it, so that what you see is whatever the player is wearing under the uniform.  Since the uniforms will be worn…

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