Saturday, August 17, 2024

Doubling Up: Cross Post from Basketball Blog

Some posts apply equally across sports. Sport weaves into the fabric of our daily New England existence. Think about these classic lines and more:

"You're ruining my summah." (Red Sox)

"There's always next year." (Red Sox)

"Why can't we get guys like that?" (When traded players do well)

"If they only had fifty million dollars of salary cap space..." (Patriots)

"It gets expensive going to the Super Bowl every year." (Patriots)

"You're right. He doesn't belong on basketball's Mount Rushmore. He belongs on Mount Olympus." (About Bill Russell's 14 championships in 15 years - 11 NBA, 2 NCAA, 1 Olympics)

This post shared lifetime lessons. Excerpt: 

Sacrifice. What is good for the team won't always be best for you. Suppressing ego is hard. Undiminished ego leads to poor decisions. Ryan Holiday's Ego Is the Enemy is a terrific read. 

Learn every day. Never stop learning. Devote time daily to study. The best in every field are readers and students. "I can learn." 

Lagniappe: Hit harder with core rotational strength.  

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