Nothing quite matches the excitement of Day One of training camp. Seeing old faces, learning new ones, getting ready for all the challenges, facing the unknown … it sounds a lot like New Year’s Eve, just without the bad driving. It’s got more buzz than Kourtney Kardashian’s pregnancy. Only one thing takes away from the […]
Last night comedian Don Rickles was a guest on Craig Ferguson’s talk show. Rickles is a legend who gained fame through his good-natured insults. Sure enough, the minute he got on the stage, he jabbed everyone in sight: the host, the audience, everyone. Pretty soon everyone in the building was in stitches. Rickles’ comedy is […]
If you’re like most people, you enjoy hearing stories of greatness. You like to learn about people who overcame adversity and who, against all odds, created success for themselves. What you may not realize is that those stories need not be about others. They can be about you. And — this is the amazing part […]
“No pressure, no diamonds.” ~ Mary Case A few days ago, Kobe Bryant was discussing his team’s situation after it lost Game 1 of its playoff series against Houston. “To win a championship, you’re going to have to face some adversity,” said the Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar, shrugging off the results of the first game. […]
“When you’re wrestling a gorilla, you don’t quit when you get tired. You quit when the gorilla gets tired.” The people in Fargo, N.D., have worked long hours in subfreezing temperatures, trying to fill and place enough sandbags to protect their town from a flood. They are using strength that they never knew they had. […]
Why do some coaches win ? The other night over dinner, we considered the ingredients: Is it X’s and O’s? Or is it relationships? And since successful coaches probably offer a mixture of strategy and psychology, what is the ratio? Yesterday’s New York Times carried a story on Jim Steen, legendary swimming coach at Kenyon […]
The other day I had the occasion to walk past the famous West 4th Street playground in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The playground has earned international renown for attracting some of the best basketball players in the world. You can bet that over the years, thousands of players have shown up at the […]