New England Patriots
The Secret of Feedback
One day Hall of Fame baseball player Ted Williams watched a teammate return to the dugout after striking out.
“Tell me,” Williams said. “When you swung and missed that ball, did your bat go over the ball or under it?”
“What difference does it make,” the teammate wanted to know. “Either way, I struck out.”
It makes all [...]
Previewing Success
Lawrence Tynes did more than kick the New York Giants into the Super Bowl for the second time in his NFL career. He gave an example of a powerful mental technique that anyone can use.
“I imagined this last night,” Tynes said after his 31-yard field goal 7:06 into overtime gave the Giants a 20-17 [...]
Total Commitment
A chicken raced around the barnyard, spreading new good news. “Hooray!” he said. “We’re going to have bacon and eggs for breakfast this morning!” All the animals except the pig shared in the joy. The chicken approached the pig and asked him why he was so solemn when everyone else was so happy.
“For you,” [...]
Is Today Your Lucky Day?
A wise man once described the difference between superstition and ritual.
Superstition is doing things to avoid something bad. Rituals mean doing certain things to make something good happen.
Superstition involves belief in things beyond your understanding and control. Rituals are a way to organize the things that you can control.
All this comes to mind on Friday [...]
Tim Tebow and Deep Belief
Now comes another story about Tim Tebow and faith.
No, not Tebow’s religious faith. This time, it’s the belief that Tebow’s teammates have in him.
In beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-23 in overtime on Wild-Card Sunday, the Denver Broncos looked like a team with great belief in each other and in their quarterback, Tebow.
“He showed he’s a [...]
Going Undefeated
For the second time in three years, the 1972 Miami Dolphins are getting nervous about sharing their place in history.
The Dolphins, the only NFL team ever to go undefeated, now see two teams — The Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints — threatening to accomplish what they did nearly four decades ago.
Two years ago, [...]
Coaching to Win
Bill Belichick showed that he is human.
He also showed what makes him a great coach.
Belichick, coach of the New England Patriots, took a huge gamble that did not work out Sunday night, and his team wound up losing to the Indianapolis Colts.
As a result of the failed gamble, Belichick has received some torching criticism. What’s [...]
What Exactly Do the Patriots Do?
In the days leading up to today’s game in London, Tampa Bay Coach Raheem Morris paid tribute to the New England Patriots, calling them a “model” team.
Morris cited “their head coach, their quarterback, their receiving corps, their defense. Everything about the New England Patriots is a great model to follow.”
All that is fine, but what [...]
Players: They’re Only Human
Yesterday David Wright of the New York Mets was hit in the helment with a 94-mph fastball from the San Francisco Giants’ Matt Cain. He was taken to the hospital with a concussion.
A few years ago, Brian Kinchen was teaching Bible school when his cell phone rang. It was the New England Patriots [...]
