Goodbye my friend
My deepest condolences go out to the Oklahoma State women’s basketball program and the families and friends of Coach Budke and Coach Serna. They were two incredible people, that I was fortunate enough to cross paths with. There is no doubt in my mind that God took home two amazing gifts Thursday night. I was [...]
The only statistic that truly matters
In todays society, all that seems to matter is statistics. We get caught up in numbers that may or may not mean anything. Especially in sports, we constantly talk about who scored the most, who had the highest shooting percentage or how many yards of offense someone had.
More than a game
Let’s face it. Sports can be cruel. When Central came up just short against South last Friday, there is no doubt that it hurt. The players have invested so much time and effort that losing was obviously tough- especially when it comes to losing to the cross town rivals.
A winning culture
I wrote the following for the print edition of The Pylon, however, I felt it went along perfectly with my blog. So here it is: What is a winning culture? It is years of high expectations, fan support, interest in younger kids, hard work ethic, and closing out games. A winning culture is something [...]
Something to believe in
With the recent passing of 9/11, I came across this article which talks about the role that sports have in our country and how it gives people hope when all hope seems to be lost. Here is a paragraph from the article (titled “Nothing, and everything” which I love. It completely sums up what sports meant at the [...]
10 Team Tips
In my last blog post, I talked about one of my favorite players- Tim Tebow. This week I’m going to talk about John Wooden, who I love to read about both as a coach and a person. He was an outstanding basketball coach at UCLA and won 10 National Championships during his time with the [...]
Positive Influence
I love reading biographies and autobiographies about coaches and athletes in any sport at any level. Most recently I read Through My Eyes, a memoir by Tim Tebow. I must say, it was probably the best book I’ve read in a while. In the book, Tim speaks of his childhood and football and growing up [...]
