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Deshaun Watson is the quarterback for the Clemson football team which almost defeated Alabama for the national title. College teams all have a bye week during the fall, and when it is Clemson’s bye week they have a tradition of giving up one day to work on a Habitat for Humanity house. Deshaun Watson grew…

Most people make New Year’s resolutions – and most people give up on them within a short period of time. Why? It’s usually because they are too difficult to achieve, and so they give up. The secret to improving in anything is by creating short term achievable goals, which lead to long term greater goals.…

Serena Williams is Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsperson of the Year.” At age 34 she dominated women’s tennis by winning the first three legs of the Grand Slam, finally losing in the US Open. She has been a force for women’s tennis for over 15 years and stands one victory short of the record number of Grand…

Has your team planned to do anything for others this season? What about joining with another team, boys and girls, football and softball, volleyball and baseball – or even more than one other team? We should never be too “busy” to help another, and this is a great time of the year to join together…

NASCAR great Jeff Gordon has just retired, and NBA star Kobe Bryant has announced his retirement at the end of this season. As athletes, both are giants in their sport. But what is your assessment of them as individuals, role models, teammates, and as citizens? In what ways do they live out, or not live…

The first Thanksgiving, we all learned in school, was held between the Pilgrims and the native Americans. Today the use of the word “Redskin” is a political and social lightning rod, like the Confederate flag.  Further, there are students at Princeton University who want to remove the name of President Woodrow Wilson from the graduate…

The horrific terrorist attacks in Paris have both stunned and united the civilized world. More than any other city, Paris symbolizes art, culture, intellect, beauty and all the values we associate with “civilization.” Historically, there are no greater rivals than England and France, and yet as those countries’ national teams came to play a soccer…

There’s a lot of talk in politics today about having a “thick skin.” Generally speaking, a person with a “thick skin” is thought of as one who can take insults without difficulty. Some politicians and athletes are thought of as people with “thick skins” because they are insulted so much that they become accustomed to…

Kansas City Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez’s father died a few hours before the opening game of the World Series, but the family asked the Kansas City Royals not to give him the sad news until after the game so that he would be able to pitch the game as scheduled. This decision has generated a…