And so it ends, not with a bang, like most of his towering home runs, but with a whimper. Mark McGwire admitted to using steroids for much of his career. The fact is he virtually admitted as much back in March of 2005 when he wouldn’t address whether or not he had taken steroids in [...]
Filed under: Coaching, Parenting on January 20th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tiger Woods is not the first professional athlete to cheat on his spouse, though he may be the most famous. Golf’s billion-dollar man has a Q factor that is in rarified air. Only a few human beings in the history of the world can relate to Tiger’s life – Muhammed Ali, Michael Jordan… I go [...]
Filed under: Parenting on December 5th, 2009 | 7 Comments »
If you’ve ever had a child involved in youth sports, you undoubtedly have attended the obligatory end-of-season party. Win, lose or draw the team gets together one last time to celebrate the season, whether grilling by the pool or at the local pizza place. This has always been an enjoyable event for me as both [...]
Filed under: Coaching, Parenting on December 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The headline says it all, so I’m not even going to discuss the details of this case. If you’re interested, they can be found here.
From the time that I was young, my father hammered home the concept that in life it is critical to surround yourself with good people. This axiom has always been recognized [...]
Filed under: Parenting on November 13th, 2009 | No Comments »
As sportsmanship, class and restraint go, the sucker punch that Oregon’s LeGarrette Blount landed on the face of Boise State’s Byron Hout at the end of the Boise State-Oregon matchup earlier this year left everything to be desired. Granted, there is no question that he was provoked and baited into losing his cool, something that [...]
Filed under: Coaching, Parenting on November 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
This just in – “The World Boxing Council wants to banish once and for all fathers from working their sons’ corners during fights after a study showed it could prove fatal.” Fatal! So, junior has a higher probability of ending up dead with Dad in the corner than with anyone else.
Filed under: Parenting on November 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
What can you make of a world champion that says that he never wanted it? A champion that claims that he “hates” the sport that made him famous, made him wealthy, provided him access to the life that he now leads. It’s a little difficult to feel sorry for someone who made it to the [...]
Filed under: Parenting on November 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »