Tip of the Week

Richard Sherman’s trash-talking rant after the Seahawks game brings this form of communication back into the news.  Trash talking is not new.  The man who called himself “The Greatest” before others did (Ali), also made an art-form of trash-talking fifty years ago.  He did it in long humorous poems that he recited before his matches,…

The NFL playoffs have featured bitter cold, torrential rain, and wind.  The Australian Open (tennis) has had several days with the temperature well over 100 degrees, conditions called “inhumane.”  The question this week is: how do we deal with adversity?  There is nothing more true than the fact that we all will face adversity –…

Baseball honors three great players with election to the Hall of Fame.  The truth is also that they honored baseball by their presence.  They honored the game, the fans, and their opponents by the way they played the game and by the way they have conducted their lives off the field.  In reviewing the Code…

There has been controversy over some things said by the Phil Robertson of the Duck Dynasty family.  He expressed his opinion that homosexuality is wrong.  Some people agree with him for religious reasons, and others disagree for religious reasons.  Some agree for political reasons, and others disagree for political reasons.  Others just think that we…

New Year’s is always the time for resolutions.  The problem, as we all know, is that most of the resolutions die before the month is out.  The Code says “I will develop my skills to the best of my ability…”   Nothing is more important to our development as athletes and as people than the constant…

This year it seems that there have been a number of college football games decided on fantastic finishes, often even the last play.  It reminds us of ABC’s Wide World of Sports with its iconic introduction showing: “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”  In the past month there have been a lot…

The idea was born at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.   After spending millions on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, how about “Giving Tuesday” in which instead of spending on ourselves, we would give money to our favorite charities?  A great idea, and one which has exploded in two years into the national…

Mark Messier, a hockey Hall of Famer who captained the New York Rangers to the 1994 Stanley Cup title has joined with Olympic figure skating champion Sarah Hughes to create and develop the Kingsbridge National Ice Center in the Bronx, NY.  The center which will feature nine year-round indoor rinks is being created in an…

It is hard to imagine the force of Typhoon Haiyan, except to know that it was about twice as powerful as Katrina.  The images from the Philippines and those from the Midwest’s tornadoes show total destruction.  It is hard to imagine the sense of loss of those who survived.  It is easier for us to…

Incognito means “not known” – but everyone now knows Ritchie Incognito’s hate filled messages to teammate Jonathan Martin.  The Code says, “I will respect the dignity of every human being and will not be abusive or dehumanizing of another…”  The simple truth is that we all know we are to respect others – so why…