Archive for 'Sports Moments'
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 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 StoryBaller Transformed // AKA White Jesus
Over at Bounce Magazine, Issue #14, The White Issue, caught my attention and looked like an interesting read. The issue examined and paid homage to white basketball players that made an impact on the NYC courts. **Update: On the cover is Jack “Black Jack” Ryan and inside features a major article of a playground legend [...]
Full StoryA Football Game of Hope
I just stumbled across another inspirational sports story via a new Twitter follower page…that lead to checking out a website link…that lead to the posted story. Funny how social media connections work themselves out sometimes. Below is a posted video of a game between Grapevine Faith Christian School and Gainesville State Football (Correctional Facility Team) [...]
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. [...]
Full StoryCultivating Sports Culture // Social Change and Life Development
If you are just tuning in, I began a series of posts with an Introduction to Cultivating Sports Culture, and then followed up with Defining Reality. Another element that is relevant in cultivating sports culture is in generating social change. By social change, I am referring to, tackling the needs of education, leadership, poverty, health [...]
Full StoryCultivating Sports Culture // Defining Reality
Continuing on from the Introduction to Cultivating Sports Culture, let’s take a moment to define reality. During the 2008 Final Four, the N.B.A. and N.C.A.A announced that they would be joining forces in an effort to reform pre-collegiate, youth basketball systems. Both groups are in the process of creating a unified organization that will oversee [...]
Full StoryCultivating Sports Culture // Intro
Cultivating Sports Culture is the vision for a Sports Organization / Non-profit that I’m establishing, a foundation that was inspired from reading the book Total Truth, and was the title of an essay I wrote for the “Make History Now” contest. But first let me take you back to the start. As I have spent [...]
Full StoryIf You Could Get One Game Back
Do you ever reminisce about your playing days (t-ball, grade school, high school, college, or beyond) and that game that you really blew it? Maybe you missed a free throw, dropped a pop fly, fumbled a ball, got beat on defense, or just lost your cool. If you could get one game back, which would [...]
Full StoryBaller-in-Chief
Love or hate, voted for or not, President-elect Barack Obama will be stepping into the White House very soon and his every move will be observed. One thing that Obama loves to do is ball. The team over at Black Fives has created a new website appropriately called: Baller-in-Chief. The blog covers everything about the [...]
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