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I don’t know what it takes to get an NCAA athletics scholarship but I know what it takes to make a kid play like he/she is on scholarship. The sad part is when I’m too arrogant to share those insights without a snide jab as an appetizer. Case in Point: I rolled out to my …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Character, Skills, Today's Post
I wonder what it would have taken for Sonny Liston to get up and knock Mohammed Ali out.
Category: Bigger than Me, Character, Skills, Today's Post
$50 says life is pushing you around right now. What are you gonna do about it?
Category: Character, Skills, Today's Post
Systems, puzzles, games and teams all have pieces and when one is missing, you notice. Just ask the Lakers who have lost three of the last five games to potential playoff opponents. Since their 15 ppg (points per game)/8 rpg (rebounds per game) piece went down with an Achilles injury on March 20, the unit …
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Category: Character, Play, Skills, Team, Today's Post
Name a goal, any goal. I was talking to a young guy two days ago about his, He’s a good basketball player, probably good enough to play professionally overseas and he’s attempting to do just that in Korea. We talked about being negatively motivated. Maybe my terminology is technically inaccurate. What I mean is that …
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Category: Character, Skills, Today's Post
Ah the little things and the joy they bring. India Arie sang about them and last night the Atlanta Hawks benefited from them. If you’re not a basketball fan you may not know exactly what a blockout is or why it’s so important but this I can assure you, it is necessary. Josh Smith and …
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Category: Character, Skills, Today's Post
I apologize in advance to my main man Alex of Harvard for all the hype over Cornell but I’m an opportunist when I blog so here we go… Cornell University is in an echelon of schools that most high school students assume they don’t belong. I never even considered Ivy League back in 1993 but …
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Category: Character, Skills, Today's Post
