My friend, Dr. Rob Gilbert is a sport psychologist who once asked the great boxing trainer, Teddy Atlas how he taught boxers how to overcome fear. Atlas said that boxing is like war. There are two types of soldiers: heros and the cowards. The difference between them is not fear itself, but how each deal […]
Zeke Bonura was a first baseman in the major leagues. He had one of the top fielding percentages in pro baseball during his playing days. The reason why Bonura’s average was so good was because he didn’t go for anything he thought he might miss. In fact, he was known for giving the ball the […]
You can’t give up in this game. You never know what can happen. -MICKY WARD, professional boxer played by Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter You may not be a boxer, but whatever game it is you are playing, you can’t give up either. Persist and anything can happen.
I only have one tip for you today: Drink more water. There are many benefits of drinking water, among them are: 1. It can help you lose weight. 2. It can help prevent and relieve headaches. 3. It can help you look younger and have healthier skin 4. It can help you be more productive […]
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive, but it is the lightning that does the work. -MARK TWAIN You might be able to talk the talk, but can you walk the talk? Some people love to say that they are talented or skilled, but that doesn’t impress me. Talk is cheap. Here’s what I care about… […]
The other day, I was teaching a private lesson to two ladies, who happen to be good friends. We began our normal warmup at the service line and for some reason, they were extremely chatty this particular morning. I gave them some tips, but my voice seemed to get drowned out by their voices. For […]
Suppose you are down at the beach and you catch a crab. If you put it in a bucket, you need to cover the bucket or the crab will climb out. But if you catch more than one crab, you don’t need to put a cover on the bucket. Why? Because when one crab tries […]
The only pressure I’m under is the pressure I’ve put on myself. -MARK MESSIER, hockey great Recently, there was a football kicker training at my sports center. He is only 13 but has “phenom” written all over him. He has been working hard, doing all the right things and developing quite nicely. This past week […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to my sister, the great Lucy Perrine. Happy Birthday! “Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.” -JULIUS CHARLES HARE
Once upon a time a young boy said to his family, “I want to do great things in this world; I know I can.” Then, an old man said to his family, “I wish I had done great things in this world; I wish I did.” End of story. Why is this story so sad? […]