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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 […]

What Do Field-Goal Kickers Think About?

You can say with confidence that at least one of this weekend’s NFL playoff games will be decided by a field goal attempt that either is made or missed. For instance, the Denver Broncos, who play the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, would not even be in the playoffs were it not for Matt Prater. He kicked […]

Extreme Performers

We hear a lot about extreme sports nowadays. But how about extreme performers in a normal sport? No one can match Stefaan Engels in that regard. Running one marathon now and then is not for him. He just finished running 365 in a single year. His average time was about four hours, not nearly enough […]

Notre Dame’s Glory Days

Brian Kelly is the latest to try his luck of the Irish in the Notre Dame football program. Unfortunately for Kelly, the job is not what it once was. For sure, the prestige, visibility and the expectations are the same as ever, but one key factor can never be what it was in the old […]

Power to Inspire

“Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.”   What are the words that inspire you? The subject of motivation becomes an important one for the Super Bowl coaches before Sunday’s game. In fact, yesterday […]

Decisions Are Your Destiny

“Make your decisions based not on what you are but on what you want to become.” Two weeks from now the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet in the Super Bowl. Both of them earned that right by winning a game yesterday. But the process really began long before that with certain decisions […]