This is the presentation I made to the 3rd Session of Olympic Medalists at the International Olympic Academy in Olympia, Greece a few weeks ago. If you’re a regular reader of Sport At Its Best then you’ll recognize a lot of the material. It’s a long one but it does summarize a lot of what [...]
Posts Tagged ‘perspective’
99. Promoting Olympic Values.
Posted in Value of Sport, tagged perspective, Values on July 7, 2011 | Comments Off
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 [...]
96. Francois Pienaar on Nelson Mandela
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged perspective, Values on June 7, 2011 | Comments Off
Francois Pienaar was the captain of the World Cup winning, South African rugby team that was so inspired by Nelson Mandela in 1995 (76. Nelson Mandela: rugby helps unite a nation). I came across this video recently which shows Pienaar talking about Mandela as both a friend and god-parent to one of his children. It’s [...]
93. Sarah Stevenson – Tae Kwon Do World Champion.
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged perspective, The Challenge on May 15, 2011 | Comments Off
This is an e-mail I got recently from a reader who thought this story exemplified Sport At Its Best. I agree – this is an amazing story. Thanks for the heads up Andy. ***** Sarah Stevenson is a British TaeKwonDo athlete that I have been following for a while. She is already a 3 time [...]
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 [...]
90. Picking Up Butch.
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged perspective, Values on April 26, 2011 | Comments Off
As they say, this one “needs no introduction”. Thanks Ken for passing this along.
89. Learning Through Sport.
Posted in Value of Sport, tagged perspective, Sportsmanship, Value of Sport on April 18, 2011 | Comments Off
I witnessed a relatively small and yet very positive show of sportsmanship a few weeks ago. I happened to be coming into the Talisman Centre here in Calgary on a Saturday afternoon just as a girls’ volleyball tournament was ending. I couldn’t tell you if they were school teams or club teams but they would [...]
87. Unified Basketball in the Ukraine
Posted in The Big Picture, Uncategorized, tagged perspective, Value of Sport on March 30, 2011 | Comments Off
Have a look at this aritcle from Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia. In the Ukraine, in the sport of basketball, they actually have what they call unified teams in which players with intellectual disabilities (players) play alongside with those who do not (partners). “This experience allows participants to develop sports skills, create long-lasting friendships and to engage with their community. [...]
84. Johntel Franklin
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged perspective, Values on March 9, 2011 | Comments Off
We’ve actually posted an article about Jontel Franklin previously but having seen the video, it’s definitely worth a look too. It’s about the healing power of sport, the relationships you build and ultimately where sport fits in the big picture. Have a look – ESPN does an incredible job with human stories like this.
82. Perfect Sportsmanship.
Posted in Great Examples, tagged perspective, Sportsmanship on February 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last summer Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers pitched a perfect game – at least the replay showed that he had done so. The problem was that in what was to have been the final out, the umpire called the runner safe, erasing Galarraga’s place in history. You may remember the story because of how [...]
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