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Olympic gold medalist

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What Great Coaches Do

Richard Quick, legendary collegiate and Olympic swim coach, died earlier this month of cancer.

I had never heard of Quick, but anytime a coach is accomplished enough to have his obituary appear on the national wires, I want to know more . And everything you need to know about Quick comes from the way his former athletes describe him.

Success As a Way of Life

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an action but a habit.” Shawn Johnson is a winner once more. A gold medalist in Olympic gymnastics in 2008, Johnson last night captured the “Dancing With the Stars” championship. Some people may chalk up these two titles to some natural coordination and agility. That’s […]