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I was thinking of the common disclaimer, “I’m no Saint.” Translated, it means, “Please don’t think much of me because I’m not who you think I am.” I’ve heard people say it as recently as about one week ago and what a difference that makes in light of last night’s Superbowl. The interpretations abound when …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Character
One of my best basketball memories from college has more to do with bowling. We were having a lackluster practice when coach aborted all the drills and in lieu of prolonging the drudgery, took us all to the lanes for an impromptu afternoon of bowling. A love was born, quiet as it was kept, for …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Skills
WATCH: Kurt Warner’s perspective on life after football When Kurt Warner was asked if he’d be like other guys who retire from the NFL then change their minds five months later, it sounded like he’d had 2-3 concussion’s worth of reasons to say, “NO”. He admitted in the press conference that he’d probably miss the …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Character
The world moves backward more often than it should but your participation is this movement is optional. Yesterday I had a conversation with a coach about a player who got his ear pierced recently and wanted to keep the stud in during a game. He figured he’d just cover it up with a Band-Aid. I …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Character
Samuel Dalembert of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers reminds me that there is nothing at all wrong with remembering your homeland and all of the pain that comes with it as long as you’re active in your reflection. What can you do to help the people you identify most with because they are YOU?
Category: Bigger than Me
Constant truth is epitomized by John Wooden and though rare, his paradigm is akin to what’s needed to prevent much of what has gone awry in our society.
Category: Bigger than Me, Character
My old high school buddy Kathy Nguyen called me with a creatively genius notion for helping the people of Haiti. She decided to do a Yele Haiti Run/Walk-a-thon fundraiser despite not exactly being a social networking geek. She had questions about Twitter, how to create a group/event on Facebook, how to contact Wyclef Jean himself, …
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Category: Bigger than Me
