In Oct. 24, 2011s issue of Sports Illustrated magazine, there is an article by Gary Smith on the Los Angeles Laker great, Jerry West. It is for the most part about the autobiography that West had written on what it is really about is things are œnot always as they seem. Always on the top [...]
I keep wondering when are they going to wake up? They being, of course, the NBA players and the NBA owners. I am very clear that the stalemate is not about the issues. It is just who is going to win. Dont they know there are no winners in warfare; only casualties. Some of the [...]
October is one of my favorite months as teams in a variety of sports are in action. At the college level we have football, soccer, womens volleyball and even the traditional spring sports (baseball, golf, tennis, etc.) have a fall season. In the East and Midwest, Hockey is firing up for another season. Field hockey, [...]
Competitive athletics has always had its performance combinations that separate the great athlete from the rest. Back in the day, football had its triple threat performers; run, pass and kick. The great Sammy Baugh of Washington Redskin fame is an example. A tailback in the single wing offense at Texas Christian University, he ran, passed [...]
The biggest asset you and I have is language. We can create our life by merely speaking it into existence. It sounds simple and it is. However, it is not necessarily easy due to the roadblocks we put in our way. First of all, we often forget that our thinking does not make anything happen. [...]
It seems to me that the œtechnological world has us moving so fast that we are losing touch with a very important component of our lives called tradition. Not tradition in the sense of having to do things the way we already have but tradition as a foundation on which to create the future. Lets [...]
This weekend everyone is jumping on the 911 bandwagon. I am in no way saying that we shouldnt be honoring those we lost and the hundreds who responded to aid those whose lives would never be the same. The concern I do have is that we become complacent about all the other issues in our [...]
Way back in the day a common term used to identify UFOs was œflying saucers. If you have the opportunity in the near future to drive Highway 99 through Bakersfield, CA you may actually see some œflying saucers. They wont be piloted by aliens but will be launched by two œelderly throwers of the discus, [...]
I have been having this conversation with coaches and athletes that I worked with for over 25 years. Some take it on and others do not. I know all the reasons a person could give for not taking this on, Ive heard them all. Here is the conversation. If relationship is the key to everything, [...]
In 1972, Michael Murphy wrote a book called, œGolf in the Kingdom. The book featured a legendary character named Shivas Irons. It has remained one of my all-time favorite books. On July 29th, a movie of the same name was released in New York and probably Los Angeles but I dont know that for sure. [...]