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I’m searching for a word that adequately describes this scenario: A coach leads his/her team to a well-played game that stops short of a win. The coach is sick to his/her stomach at the “nearness” of victory because he/she knows that were it not for a few miscues and a questionable call, the outcome would’ve …
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Are you intimidated by something or someone today? Or are you the one others fear?
Category: Character, For Further Study, Team
Does your coach trust you and if you’re a coach (of any sort) do you trust your players?
Without thinking too hard, name the top 3 people from your life’s history that you would consider guides.
Shaquille O’neal is quotable. He once said, “From this day on, I would like to be known as the Big Aristotle.” The philosopher formerly known as “The Diesel” provided one of my best Lakers memories in the summer of 1996. It was rumored that O’neal was attempting to work out a trade from the Orlando …
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Is there a fine line between teaching a lesson and walking away from unnecessary conflict? One of the most pervasive character flaws in Southern California society has to be selfishness. Consider its common forms of cutting in line at amusement parks, cutting off people on the freeways, saving 10 seats at the movies for friends …
Am I the only one who went to college and majored in English only to hear, “Son, you know English doesn’t pay well”? When I chose English/Print Journalism as a major during my Sophomore year of undergraduate study it was because I didn’t think I was good in anything else. English was the closest thing …
