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The mistake to greatness
Mistakes happen. it is a very complex element of life because of the aftermath it shapes up. Sometimes out of these mistakes, a greater outcome forms from learning from that mistake, and then there’s the heavier kind of mistakes, the ones where the outcome is not positive and at times has no outcome. We'll get a better understanding of this concept as we follow Jack Carlington, a twenty-three-year-old Scottish local in Celtic who played in a semi-professional team. Jack is a good, hardworking, and disciplined man who dreamed of being a professional football player just like his father. He’d wake up five in the morning and head to the field to practice because he believed that practice makes perfect and as insane as this routine looks on paper, it displayed his determination and commitment to follow his dream. In the afternoons, he’d do a light workout focusing on the little things such as his flexibility and mobility. In the evenings, he’d go to the nearby local football club to watch a game and from that game, he’d analyze every little detail such as how the players position themselves to receive the ball, how they work together to thread seamless plays, and breakdown the opposition. Jack was a huge admirer of Johan Cruyff, a Dutch legend, considered to be one of the most influential figures in football history, and Jack was inspired by the visual Cruyff had of football. It all looked possible for Jack until one day changed the course of everything, as he was playing in a match against the local rival team.
By Mansur Abdulla5 years ago in Cleats
All the Egregious sins by MLB, Shoeless Joe Should No Longer have to Say in Ain't So for the Hall of Fame
Photo by Nicolas Henderson Joe Jackson was likely involved in a plot to throw the 1919 World Series. He, along with his White Sox cohorts, had to be suspended permanently for the survival of the game. But almost a hundred years later, can we lift the ban and give him a plaque in the hall. There’s simply far more significant wrongs, and the time is right enough to finally put Joe Jackson in the hall.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Unbalanced
What elements do you need to play Table Tennis?
If there is a sport that anyone can practice, it is undoubtedly Table Tennis or Ping-Pong. Although at the elite level it is one of the most complicated sports that exist (according to NASA the most), at the amateur level it adapts to almost all needs. From those people who want speed and demand to stay in shape, to those who just want to have fun without too much physical wear and tear.
By Rising Star5 years ago in Unbalanced
1980-1984 : My Athletes of the Year
Photo by ajay_suresh 1980 : Reggie Jackson Photo by Larry Neuberger Reggie went on a rampage in 1980. Free of Billy Martin and all the controversy he instigated around Thurman Munson, Reggie had his best regular season in NY. He hit .300, swatted 41 homers and had 111 RBIs. Pre-steroids and juiced balls, the 1980 HR outburst was big time. The ultimate respect came from Earl Weaver and the Orioles. In the heat of the 1980 Pennant Race, Weaver took the bat out of Reggie’s hands and walked 44 almost every time he came up to the plate. Otherwise, my favorite moment came in a game against Toronto. After three straight balls to start the 9th, Reggie looked down to third base for the sign. He couldn’t help tip his hand and stepped out of the box in frustration at the take sign….or not. The pitcher grooved a strike and Reggie crushed the meatball for a walk off homer. Classic Reggie. Unfortunately, the post season didn’t go the Yankees’ way, and they were out in three.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Unbalanced
Sports inside a bubble
Please do not bust the bubble, we need it Many things came to an end due to COVID, from shows to sports. Sports have a better chance of happening before shows do, but at least we get something. The sports that have started so far are soccer, baseball, basketball, and hockey. From what I’m seeing, European Soccer and the NBA are doing an outstanding job with containing the virus and being able to play sports.
By Abby Wincel5 years ago in Unbalanced
Athletics: When barefoot Bikila became a global sensation. Top Story - August 2020.
I know my father was a decent rugby player and an accomplished boxer during his national service, but I’m not really sure where his reverence for the world’s greatest distance runners emanated from.
By Steve Harrison5 years ago in Unbalanced
