“Art is skill, that is the first meaning of the word.”-ERIC GILLI’ve said it once and I’ll say it again.Sports is not about talent, it’s about skill.Music is not about talent, it’s about skill.Academics, work, and everything else are the same way.On Wednesday night, I attended a lecture at Princeton given by a grandmaster of […]
“We must be the change we wish to see in the world.”-MAHATMA GANDHIAs you know, yesterday morning I attended a great lecture on happiness by The Reverend Peter Stimpson. Well last night I listened to another great lecture by Ed Cooke, Grandmaster of Memory, at Princeton University. As a speaker myself, I love listening to […]
“The journey is the Thing.”-HOMERI wish I could start every day like I did today.At 7:15AM I pulled into the parking lot of the Nassau Club for a breakfast meeting for the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce. Today’s speaker was Reverend Peter Stimpson, director of Trinity Counseling Service, and author of “Map to Happiness.”I love […]
A special Happy Birthday to one of my good friends and heros, the great Bob Ryland, the first black professional tennis player. 89 years young today!“Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.”-ARTHUR GOLDENKimberly Smith […]
“We are born unarmed. Our mind is our only weapon.” -AYN RAND Well, we all had a great weekend at the Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games at The College of New Jersey. Some athletes won, some did not, but everyone gave it their all. The weekend culminated with the Awards Ceremony. Everyone either received […]
“I’m just here to give it my all, make some new friends and have fun. And if I win a medal, that’s great.”-BRAD ABOUCHEDID, Special Olympics tennis player, Summer Games 2009
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Gene Swanhart, Director of Training, Special Olympics New Jersey. Yesterday was a day filled with effort, energy, focus and inspiration. It was filled with laughter, sweat and tears. It was great to see the many familiar faces of the special athletes, their special family/friends, and the special […]
“Programmed into our very human nature is the desire to push limits. Here is the proof.”-Message painted on a Special Olympics vanToday’s message is especially dedicated to all of the inspiring special athletes, organizers and volunteers at this weekend’s Special Olympics Summer Games at The College of New Jersey.Well, it’s my favorite time of year […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to the special guests on my radio show last night – Bob Ryland (the first black professional tennis player), Carling Bassett-Seguso (former world #8 player), Linda Courier (mother of Jim Courier, former world #1 player), and Denise Capriati (mother of Jennifer Capriati, former world #1 player).We had a great radio […]