This is the third and final segment of the interview with Kristina Groves and I’ve been saving the best for last. This post is about taking ownership of your performances. I’ve seen first hand a number of very good, even Word-class (not World-leading) athletes who didn’t get this concept and in my opinion it’s enough [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Excellence’
98. Kristina Groves – Own It.
Posted in Being Your Best, tagged Excellence on June 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
97. Texas Rangers – A Class Move
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged Excellence, perspective on June 15, 2011 | Comments Off
I read about this in the Calgary paper last week and thought it was a great story about doing the right thing. It’s a very rare situations in professional sport when a team believes a gesture is more important than the bottom line. This particular version is from ESPN Dallas. ***** ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia [...]
95. Kristina Groves – Part 2.
Posted in Self-awareness, tagged Excellence on May 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This is a really interesting video where 4-time Olympic speed skating medalist Kristina Groves talks about the evolution of her goal setting. Most people would assume that an Olympian would be very goal oriented and focus on the numbers (beating her times or improving upon her ranking). This was the case originally for Kristina but [...]
91. Kristina Groves – Obsession with Perspective
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged Excellence, perspective on May 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve always been a fan of Kristina Groves and her attitude about sport and competition. It’s one that has served her well as a four-time Olympic speed skating medalist. I had the pleasure of interviewing her last week and this is a segment of that interview in which we talk about being so dedicated to [...]
88. The Realization of a Dream
Posted in Being Your Best, tagged Excellence, The Challenge on April 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Post number 68 on Sport At Its Best was a short video of a speech given by legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden. What I enjoyed most from the video was Wooden’s answer to the question, “who was the best player you ever coached?” because it had very little to do with natural talent and [...]
86. Passion for Rugby in Fiji – Part 2
Posted in For The Love Of It, tagged Excellence, Sportsmanship on March 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The next day for me was a real cultural experience. From the hotel we drove some distance through terrain that was very hilly and covered in vegetation, to the rugby grounds that had been cleared and plowed flat. The grounds had three secondary fields arranged around the main field that had permanent covered seating complete [...]
85. Passion for Rugby in Fiji – Part 1
Posted in For The Love Of It, tagged Excellence, Sportsmanship on March 16, 2011 | Comments Off
Recently I saw an international rugby 7’s tournament (each team plays with seven players) from Las Vegas. It’s a really exciting format in that you can have a round robin tournament complete with a playoff round and championship game all in the span of a few days. The games are only 15 minutes long and [...]
83. A Strong Team.
Posted in Teamwork, tagged Excellence, Teamwork on March 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Last Saturday the World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships wrapped up in Konigssee, Germany. As is always the case, athletes are pleased with their performances to the extent they feel they lived up to their own expectations. There were some great performances but I know a few of the athletes were hoping for more. Unfortunately the [...]
81. The Pressure of ‘The Big One’
Posted in Teamwork, tagged Excellence, Teamwork on February 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In all the years I’ve been associated with sport as either athlete or coach, one enduring challenge has always been the team environment. In any individual sport your teammate is also your competition and it’s sometimes difficult to see him or her as someone who can elevate your game, as opposed to someone who stands [...]
78. Self-Awareness, Part 4.
Posted in Self-awareness, tagged Excellence, perspective on January 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There was a significant moment in my career in which I realized my own feel for the skeleton track and the pressures and the timing of it was better than any other kind of feedback. I was training for a World Cup race in Nagano, Japan and it was the first time I had ever [...]
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