POST COMPETITIVE INSIGHT

I always thought my favorite story was a biblical one, but it seems it’s either a Japanese or Chinese folk tale, depending on which search engine you use. (I’m not sure if I trust you Wikipedia, but I’m open to… Read more ›

To ‘be fit’ at something generally comes at a cost.  Getting faster means you lose endurance.  To be bigger you get less mobile.  To be smaller you get less food. Being an athlete means you have to deal with pain.… Read more ›

Breathing isn’t sexy.  It’s not intense, infomercial-worthy, or high-five inducing.  It won’t sell gatorade or trucks.  (Except to Sue Falsone.  Mention the diaphragm within ear shot of this woman and she’ll gas up the van and drive you to Disneyland… Read more ›

To win you must force others to be losers.  You are better because you proved they are worse.  Success is shown on the score line or being picked for a team.  There is a sense of elitism that comes with… Read more ›

photo credit, Groupe Canam, en.wikipedia.org Sugar’s goal was to play for the NY Yankees.  In the final scene of the film, his smile breaks for a moment of sternness, as he contemplates what might have been. While to most it… Read more ›

I recommend this film to anyone who has hitched all of themselves (and family hopes) into the dream of playing professional sports.  It is an honest, all-encompassing look at the trials one faces as they seek to become a member… Read more ›