I recently received a copy of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games official commemorative book With Glowing Hearts / Des Plus Brillants Exploits. With 400 pages of photographs and commentary about the two host cities, the torch relay, the opening and closing ceremonies of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as detailed [...]
Archive for June, 2010
51. With Glowing Hearts/Des Plus Brillants Exploits.
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged Excellence on June 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
50. Money for Amateur Athletes
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged perspective, Value of Sport on June 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A friend sent me a link to an article that was in the Globe and Mail recently about how much money some of Canada’s Olympic gold medalists from Vancouver could expect in terms of endorsements (http://tinyurl.com/299bdua). It was very clear in the article that the vast majority of athletes don’t stand to profit much at all and [...]
49. Team Hoyt
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged perspective, Teamwork on June 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
If you’ve ever felt lazy or just plain sorry for yourself, as we all have at one point or another, try watching the Hawaii Ironman on television. As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, it’s an incredibly inspirational bit of television that just as often as not, has little to do with the winners or [...]
48. For Love of the Game
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged perspective, Sportsmanship on June 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Here’s a nice one from Rick Riley of ESPN.com. Pretty self-explanitory – a story of a great team keeping itself and sport in context. ***** We live in a world where Peyton Manning walks off the Super Bowl field without shaking anybody’s hand. Where Tiger Woods leaves the Masters without a word of thanks to [...]
47. Sportsmanship On The Pitch
Posted in Great Examples, tagged Sportsmanship, Values on June 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a nice one from a soccer blog called On The Pitch. It ties back to appreciating the amount of work that goes into achieving a goal and earning what you achieve (with a nice twist as well). ***** It seems that whenever you see ‘youth soccer’ mentioned in the news, it’s some story about crazed soccer [...]
46. All Sport One Day
Posted in Value of Sport, tagged Value of Sport on June 7, 2010 | Comments Off
In June of last year the Calgary Sport Council teamed up with two recreational facilities in Calgary for an event called All Sport One Day (www.AllSportOneDay.ca). The event was about exposing 6 to 12 year-olds to sports that they might not otherwise get the chance to try. Each of the two founding facilities (WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park [...]
45. The Letter of the Law
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged Sportsmanship, Values on June 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When we started this blog we wanted to keep the stories positive – examples of people who did things the right way, showed great sportsmanship or at least learned something from their experiences. This Sports Illustrated article is not exactly a positive story but there are those who would see no fault in how it [...]
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