January 7, 2017
Every single child is gifted. And every single child has challenges. It’s just that in the educational system, some gifts and challenges are harder to see. And teachers are working on this problem. Lots of schools are working on ways to make all children’s gifts visible and celebrated. And as parents, we can help. We […]
January 5, 2017
Skiing is the only sport where you spend an arm and a leg to break an arm and a leg. Anonymous Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. Dave Barry I don’t participate in any sport where there are ambulances waiting at the bottom of the hill. Erma Bombeck There are […]
January 5, 2017
Sam Sumyk is a French tennis coach who currently coaches WTA world number three and 2016 French Open champion Garbiñe Muguruza. Muguruza started slowly today and has a history of being self critical and temperamental. Sumyk is allowed to coach on changeovers and obviously knows his player well. The court side microphone caught just a […]
January 5, 2017
Nick Kyrgios is readying himself for The Australian Open. Maybe not. Today, he was down a break in the first set against American Jack Sock. He crushed a forehand to the corner and sock floated a desperation forehand that was going twelve feet out. Absent minded Nick stood at the baseline and played a casual […]
January 5, 2017
The Tennis Channel is showing a match between Andy Murray and Nicholas Almagro from Spain. Murray wins the first set in a tiebreaker. Almagro is extremely talented but one wonders if he’s as mentally fit as Murray. I know, Murray continually talks negatively to himself and his coaches between points. But…when it’s point time, he’s […]
January 4, 2017
Bill Walton was the talented and controversial center for The UCLA Bruins basketball team in the early 70’s. Some interesting facts about the 6’11” redhead. He has attended more than 600 Grateful Dead Conerts. Walton led UCLA to 3 national championships and a win streak of 88 games in a row. Son Luke is the […]
January 4, 2017
Success is rarely found on the straight and narrow. It usually takes navigating curves, cliffs, and calamities to reach your dreams.
January 3, 2017
My good friend Cheryl on The Gold Coast in Australia contends that countless adults wear a mask every day. They live behind a barrier that is self protective. At one time, they suffered…had to hide…ran away…stuffed the pain so deep in hopes no one could see it. It wasn’t possible to erase. Internal scars are […]
January 2, 2017
A very young man was enjoying a daily walk today. Scratched into the pavement in his path was a large question mark. Twenty yards further and a question popped into the youngster’s head. ‘What is the first and most important question GOD is asking you to answer this year?’
January 2, 2017
Lynette Federer was probably the most startled person on the planet. She and husband Robert had been flummoxed by twelve year old Roger’s fiery temper on the tennis court. Being the most gifted player ever can present challenges too…like the belief that perfection is a birthright and uncontrollable angst when you fall short. After one […]
January 2, 2017
Some might think it demeaning to refer to another as a ‘junk yard dog.’ David Ferrer hails from Spain and stands five foot eight inches tall. Call him the above name and he’d undoubtedly take it as the ultimate compliment. In tennis, it means that he fights for every point like Joltin Joe Frazier used […]
January 2, 2017
An aging man marvels at the seven month old child. He sees eyes of hope, curiosity, and…most importantly, wonder. The man contemplates about these things and wonder comes to his mind too. He wonders is it possible that he could recapture that same hope…that his days could be filled with excitement and curiosity. Maybe the […]
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