The last couple of posts have been about what it takes to be an Olympian. I went down that road originally when I came across the interview with sport psychologist, Dr. Shane Murphy, because of his assertion that you have to love what you do to reach the top. Most agree that loving whatever it is [...]
Archive for April, 2010
35. Adam Kreek: Positive Energy
Posted in Value of Sport, tagged The Challenge, Value of Sport on April 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
34. What It Really Takes To Be Great.
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged Excellence on April 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Geoffrey Colvin’s article from Fortune Magazine about what it takes to be great (http://wp.me/pHILB-6T) is an interesting and inspiring read asserting that anyone can achieve the highest level of success through specific, targeted hard work and that there’s no such thing as natural talent. In terms of the hard work, I couldn’t agree more and [...]
33. What It Takes To Be Great.
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged Excellence on April 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
There was an article written by Geoffrey Colvin of Fortune Magazine and published on October 30, 2006 that seems to get mentioned regularly on the web. It refers to well-established research indicating that it takes about 10000 hours of practice to become great at a particular skill. Colvin’s conclusion is that there’s no such thing [...]
32. A Defining Moment for Golf
Posted in Great Examples, tagged Sportsmanship, Values on April 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’ve come across a sport-related blog that features some absolutely superb articles and today’s post is one of them. The blog is called Sporting Reflections (http://sportingreflections.blogspot.com/) and talks about a variety of sports from cycling to soccer. Have a look at the articles about the risk and reward of the Winter Olympics and especially at [...]
31. What It Takes To Be An Olympic Athlete
Posted in Follow-ups..., tagged Excellence, The Challenge on April 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This is a reprint of an interview with Shane Murphy from the American Psychological Association (APA). I came across it while researching a previous article as it refers to having to love what you do to put the necessary work in to reach the top. I thought it was an interesting read. It begins with [...]
30. Why Do We Compete?
Posted in Purpose of Sport, tagged The Challenge on April 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“To deserve success is more important than to achieve it.” Lester B. Pearson What is the point of sport? Why do we compete? Is it to win or is it to give it your best shot? If you ask a parent who gets their child involved in sport it’s more about health, fitness, socialization, learning [...]
Great Examples…
Posted in Great Examples, tagged perspective, Sportsmanship, Values on April 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here’s another great example of sportsmanship from a little over a year ago now. This is a reprint from ESPN.com. ***** Two missed free throws, ordinarily the cause of a coach’s headache, became the symbol of sportsmanship in a Milwaukee boys’ basketball game earlier this month. Milwaukee Madison senior Johntell Franklin, who lost his mother, [...]
29. Bonnie Blair Cruikshank – Personal Bests
Posted in The Challenge, tagged The Challenge, Values on April 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Before the interview with Bonnie, I tried to do a little research about her beyond the usual records set and medals won. I came across this video of a presentation she did back in 2003. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8642906093769490553# In the vein of ‘emulating successful people’, I’ve tried to present a number of examples of people who are [...]
28. Bonnie Blair Cruikshank – Rivalries
Posted in The Challenge, tagged Sportsmanship, The Challenge on April 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Of all the articles on this site about becoming better at whatever it is you do, this is perhaps most relevant because of the frequency with which it seems to happen. This is only anecdotal of course but throughout my competitive career and more recently as a coach I have seen many successful athletes who [...]
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