Archive for 'Life Lessons'
First Wheelchair Golfer at St. Andrews
(Video Embedded Above) ESPN’s E:60 presented an inspiring story about Mike Reeder, a Vietnam War veteran that lost his legs in an explosion during combat, and yet one who excels at golf. Mike left an historic mark in golf on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland, where he became the first wheelchair golfer [...]
Full StoryHow You Play Matters
This post is from a series of life lessons published in the “Be a Baller” booklet designed for players in a Baller Basketball league. With a win-at-all-costs mentality that has saturated all levels of sports competition, I proposed the following lesson. Does how you play the game of basketball, your character, matter? What should your [...]
Full StoryDefining Success in Athletics
In the booklet, Be A Baller, John Wooden influenced many of its pages. The first life lesson is on the subject of defining success. How do you define success in athletics? What does success look like? John Wooden, 10-time NCAA Champion and one of the most influential persons in athletics and life, defines success as [...]
Full StoryBe a Baller // Life Lesson Booklet
For a recent Baller Basketball Camp in Redlands, CA, I created a booklet as a part of our player packages. The booklet was designed to encourage ballplayers to be the best they can be in athletics and life. The life lessons included a message from the basketball world as well as a comparable biblical concept. [...]
Full StoryDo Not Look Back // A John Wooden Story
I received an email recently from a Coach Todd James, Dublin, Ireland, outlining a personal encounter with John Wooden a few years ago. Coach James produced a tract entitled, “Meet My Head Coach,” after finishing his high school basketball coaching career, and after feeling called to go to the mission field to tell people about [...]
Full StoryTiger Woods, Athletes, and Atonement
I tuned into the highly anticipated Tiger Woods public statement broadcast yesterday. While I believe the overall message was sincere and a step in a positive direction for Woods, there was an initial statement that stood out to me, that could of easily been overheard, that really exposes the heart of the issue. Tiger said [...]
Full StoryImpact a Life // Coach a Sport
I have many memories of my coaches through the years playing sports. Some good and some bad. However, as I have now been through the process of organizing a high school basketball league, Baller Basketball, and sought after quality volunteer coaches, as well as coaching a team myself, I am reminded of the impact a [...]
Full StoryDon’t Waste Your Sports
I am in the process of putting together packages for a High School basketball league set to launch this summer in Crestwood, KY. More info on the league later. I have been looking for some material to add to a package for each player in the form of a book, magazine, MP3, or DVD. The [...]
Full StoryChecking Back In
Hello People. It’s been a busy couple of weeks to say the least. If you haven’t heard already (via following me on Twitter or Facebook), I took an unexpected trip out to California to be with my dad and family. I get a text last Monday from my sister informing me that my dad is [...]
Full StoryApplauding Sportsmanship
There are still stories in sports that inspire, that rise above who wins or loses, that move your soul because the right thing was done. Yes, these types of stories are rare and only sprout to the surface of headline news only so often. But when they do arise, I want to promote those stories. [...]
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