A boxer with character faces his toughest fight

For the second consecutive day a piece in the LA Times has caught our eye. Bill Dwyre has written a superb article about one of the “good guys” in sports, Genaro Hernandez, and his most challenging opponent yet.

Hall-of-Fame character

Feeling a little lethargic and unmotivated the Monday after the Super Bowl? Read about former Buffalo Bills lineman, Joe DeLamielleure, and his inspirational life, and you may be more ready to take on the new week.

A parent talks to a child before the first game

While this is not new, it is a wonderful sentiment and ties in well with some recent posts on children who play sports and life. This is your first game, my child. I hope you win. I hope you win for your sake, not mine. Because winning’s nice. It’s a good feeling. Like the whole [...]

Sports Participation and Success in Life

A follow-up to our earlier post on the correlation to playing sports and success in life, this by our regular contributor, Dean Herbert. Sports psychology has some interesting findings about athletes and the effect of participation in sports. Much of the research supports what is called “gravitational” hypotheses. That is, that a certain personality type [...]

Superbowl and our culture of winning

We’d like to share a great article by Bill Dwyre of the LA Times who writes about the emphasis that winning has on our culture in sports.

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