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 ‘Values’
99. Promoting Olympic Values.
Posted in Value of Sport, tagged perspective, Values on July 7, 2011 | Comments Off
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 [...]
92. Respect for Officials.
Posted in Sportsmanship, tagged Sportsmanship, Values on May 13, 2011 | Comments Off
A few weeks ago a friend sent me this link to an article about a tribute the Montreal Canadians had for referee Bill McCreary following what would be his last game in Montreal. The friend was actually at the game and said the impromptu salute from both the players and fans at the end of [...]
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.
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.
72. Neil Crone – Part 2
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged Value of Sport, Values on November 17, 2010 | Comments Off
I’m feeling a bit sentimental having received the sad news that two of my former high school teachers and family friends (both of my parents were teachers) passed away last week. Rick Scott and Barb Carroll both taught at Sir John A. Macdonald C. I. in Scarborough when I attended in the ’80′s and as [...]
71. A Great Moment In Sport
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged perspective, Sportsmanship, Values on November 8, 2010 | Comments Off
This is not a great moment in sport in the sense that TSN or ESPN will never rate this as a play of the week, but it’s one in which the two teams involved might never forget. It’s a YouTube video of a high school football game played about a year ago in which both [...]
68. John Wooden’s Definition of Success
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged perspective, Values on October 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Thanks to Eric for finding this great video of famed UCLA basketball coach John Wooden talking about his coaching (and life) philosophies. I’ve referred to Wooden many times in this blog and on Twitter because he typifies the ‘make a better person, get a better athlete’ philosophy of coaching. There’s a great deal of wisdom [...]
66. Don Meyer – Great Coaching
Posted in The Big Picture, tagged perspective, Sportsmanship, Values on October 7, 2010 | Comments Off
Don Meyer may ultimately be remembered as the winningest coach in American college basketball history but I get the feeling this is only a trivial statistic for those who know him. The wins are merely a reflection of how dedicated he is to his profession, to the concept of team and to the young men he [...]
57. Beckie Scott, Part 1
Posted in Sportsmanship, tagged Sportsmanship, Values on August 3, 2010 | Comments Off
Beckie Scott, Olympic champion cross-country skier, was kind enough to sit down with me last week and have a talk about several subjects relating to sport and specifically to her career in cross-country skiing. I’ve broken down the conversation into four short videos, all of which we’ll be showing on Sport At Its Best at [...]
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