I looked with sadness at my dad after his second eye surgery proved futile. He would forever be blind in his right eye. The disappointment seemed crushing to me. But Dad is strong. With a smile he looked at me, took an imaginary golf swing and said, “Oh Honey, it’s okay, it won’t mess up […]
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“A person will never outperform the image he has of himself.” – Maxwell Maltz “Do you think it’s a coincidence that when I stopped hiding as a person, I stopped hiding as a pitcher? I don’t” -R.A. Dickey I recently saw a segment on ESPN’s E60, about R. A. Dickey, who is dominating Major League […]
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Are you old enough to remember the opening footage to the Wide World of Sports on ABC? I don’t even remember what they showed as the announcer crooned “The thrill of victory…” But I sure do remember the snow skier’s wipeout to the words”…and the agony of defeat!” How about you? Do you have your […]
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Sometimes we do all the right things and we feel completely on track. We know that we can reach our goals. We know that life is good. And then something happens. If we’re talking about overcoming anxiety, perhaps something happens that triggers our overwhelming sense of self doubt. And there we stand. Adrenaline rushing. Heart […]
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At one time I may have hated the video below, because I didn’t understand Muhammed Ali’s “big mouth,” I disliked fighting and I thought celebrating our own greatness was a form of arrogance. I guess it could be, but today everything about this inspirational video speaks to me, especially where the fighter is baptized […]
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