Kareem Learns from Adversity

After the  1966-67 college basketball season,  the rules committee outlawed the dunk. John Wooden, then coach of UCLA supported it because he didn’t think that  shot was good for the game. However,  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar disagreed. He thought the rule change was  aimed directly at him. Kareem  would no longer able to stuff the ball without being [...]

John Wooden on Failure

You can make mistakes, but you aren’t a failure until you  start blaming others for those mistakes. Source: John Wooden Book – Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court share: Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a [...]

John Wooden on Success

Only one person on earth knows if you made your best effort: not your coach, not your employer, not your husband or wife, boyfriend or girlfriend, brother or sister. The only person who knows is you. Source: John Wooden Book – Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court share: Recommend [...]

John Wooden on Preparation

Failing to prepare is  preparing to fail. If you prepare properly, you may be  outscored but you will never lose.. Source: John Wooden Book – Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court share: Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in [...]

John Wooden on Failure

I had mistakes, plenty, but I had no failures. We may not have won a championship every year. We may have lost games. But we had no failures. You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable. I did my best. That is all I [...]

“Papa, how much longer are you going to live?”

My great-granddaughter, Cori, asked me the other  day,”Papa, how much longer are you going to live?” I had  to chuckle because when you’re my age, people tend to  be a little more diplomatic with questions like that. “Cori, dear,” I said, “why do you ask me that?” “Because I will be able to drive a [...]

Autistic Girl Reveals SHOCKING Facts We Don’t Know About Autistic Children! And she did it in extremely coherent English language. Everyone should watch this. Unbelievable…

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“Dear Santa, I Want My Dad Home From Iraq” says Little Girl

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The Mexican Fisherman and The American Businessman

credit An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish. “How long it took you to catch them?” The American asked. [...]

Review Of “Not The Last Goodbye” by David Servan-Schreiber (Amazon)

credit I bought the book “Not The Last Goodbye” after seeing a friend’s facebook post with a link to an article on Guardian on David. The article was titled “David Servan-Schreiber: ‘He was not afraid of death‘”. Something about the title intrigued me. I have always been interested to read about people who confronts cancer [...]