My granddaddy often said to me, “Look. Listen. Decide.” He had this efficiency with dialog that could sum up just about anything. His words have stayed with me since I was 10 years old. As much as possible I apply them to everything including career, family, and my love of sports. I grew up watching and listening to sports on television and
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If you spend more than five minutes with me inevitably my affection for the New York Yankees will make its way into the conversation. As detailed in a previous post, the Yankees are the source of One Of The Greatest Loves Of My Life. My Granddaddy indoctrinated me to listening to baseball games on the radio just after my seventh birthday.
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Some cliches are true. After watching a spectacular college football championship one in particular comes to mind. There are no moral victories in sports. Alabama prevailed while Clemson quarterback, Deshaun Watson, has been referred to as nothing short of special. His 405 passing yards, and 478 total yards, are both the most in a National Championship Game in almost 20
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The first day of school swirls around the mind of a new kid for the entire summer before. As difficult as it is to be a new student, being the parent of a new student is even more emotional. Moms and dads are not built to handle the pain and disappointment of their children. We cope, but we’re never quite
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One of the cruelest moments in sports happens when the loser is interviewed, on camera, directly after letting the opportunity slip away. I’ve seen many athletes fall victim to pride and humiliation in that moment. It happened most recently to Serena Williams after her shocking defeat to unseeded Roberta Vinci. While it shouldn’t be lost in the conversation that Vinci
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Lessons I learned in youth sports have become tenants of my adult life. Especially when you grow up in a small town, finding a place on an athletic team can keep you out of trouble, and abject boredom. It would be fair to say that I was a “spirited” adolescent with a strong need for verbal expression. OK, I had
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