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Baseball and Rudy

Recently, a baseball scout was a part of a panel on ESPN’s Outside The Lines program and he made a…

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Lessons from the Grand Ole Opry

My wife, Peg, and I were recently at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Three things stood out during the…

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Al and Life

"Every college graduate should take a year off and work as a cab driver or a bartender." "When we win…

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Patience and Focus

Willie Young, a defensive end on this year’s Chicago Bears, recently said in the Chicago Tribune, “To some extent, patience…

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The Captain

ESPN did an insightful commentary on the retirement of Derek Jeter. Two things stood out. The first was a comment…

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Next Man Up

The philosophy of the 2014 NFL Arizona Cardinals is “Next Man Up.” They know football is a sport of attrition,…

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Competing vs. Game Plans

“Competing beats game plans.” Jim Crews, the St. Louis University basketball coach, said this at a clinic I recently attended.…

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Small Acts of Kindness

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, in his outstanding book, The Gift of Peace, wrote, “The things people are naturally attracted to and…

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The Value of Encouragement

William Barclay wrote: “We have a duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks…

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Emphasizing Emphasis: Bob Boyd and Jimbo Fisher

Bob Boyd, the former University of Southern California basketball coach, and Jimbo Fisher, the current Florida State University football coach,…

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