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So much planning is done without counsel and so much planning isn’t done at all. You are now tuned in to two lockouts, one in the NFL and the other in the NBA. Summer time and the living is easy for pro basketball gods because, from what I’m told, they get paid biweekly during the …
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Category: Character, Skills, Today's Post
Anthony Robles is not amazing because he won a National Championship in wrestling for Arizona State University after posting a 36-0 season. He’s not even amazing because he did that despite being born with one leg. I heard him interviewed this morning on “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd and I found him amazing because he …
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Category: Character, For Further Study, Skills
“Victory favors those who take pains,” says the latin phrase when translated.
Category: Bigger than Me, Character, Skills, Team
Phil Jackson once was quoted as saying, “I gave it my body and mind but I have kept my soul.” I think the newly retired Lakers coach also said after Dallas swept his squad that he was kind of glad the season was over and only a man still possessing his soul could say that. …
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Category: Bigger than Me, For Further Study, Skills
Knowing what to write is sometimes hazy. But who the heck reads 6ixthman.com anyway? Why not write what you’re feeling. So let’s see if anyone is tuned in. I can’t sleep and desperately need to sleep at the same time. I have to tell the truth this week in a way I’ve never done. Have …
Category: Skills
The set-up move isn’t the move you’re using to exploit your opponent. It’s the move you use to create an opportunity to exploit your opponent. The shot-fake, the inside-out dribble, the crossover-double-crossover, etc. are those types of moves. The greats master the set-up moves because they lengthen your career long after your athleticism is in …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Character, Skills, Today's Post
There’s still good NBA playoff basketball being played. I should be watching. But I don’t care – not since the Lakers were swept last week by Dallas. This was a difficult admission to realize I’m still a bit of a sore loser. But what’s comical is that the guy people love to hate, Kobe Bryant …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Character, Skills
