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Lately, there have been many games, both in football and baseball, which have had endings which would have defied all odds.  This is devastating for some players, coaches and fans.  Games, of course, are just games, but you never know what might happen: it’s why we play the games!  The hurricanes of the past few…

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…

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…

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!)…

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,…

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.”…

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…

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…