Running on Inspiration

Steve Prefontaine famously said “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” When people train to compete in any sporting event, they must be willing to give it their all and work through the pain to feel the sense of completion and accomplishment. For some, that experience was cut short last…

Reminders of “Boston Strong” a Year Later

Vince Lombardi once said, “Adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it.” A terrorist attack on your city is more adversity than anyone should face. We saw NYC come together and rebuild after the World Trade Center attacks and their rival city of Boston has done the same. One year ago today, I sat on the…

Weekend 6 Pack – Happy June Everyone!

Another weekend is here (and it’s somehow the first day of June already) and time for an overdue W6P. From the playoffs, to a war of words on the golf course, and more questionable calls by umpires, the sports world is never short on storylines and excitement. The Conference Finals in the NHL begin tonight.…

W6P – Wednesday Edition

There are so many interesting things happening in sports lately. Although it’s not the weekend yet, I couldn’t resist writing a sports cornucopia today – I’ll just call it a Wednesday Six Pack this time. Since March Madness ended and we took in the Frozen Four…the Masters has come and gone, baseball season is heating…