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I have been known to come up with quotes from a variety of sources but this one actually came from a fortune cookie gotten after a great...

A good friend of mine, Jeff Connors is one of the best strength and conditioning coaches around, having been head strength coach for East...

This concept holds true in all aspects of life. In the big picture, ask yourself, when you leave this world, will you have left it a...

Most people know me as a weightlifting nerd, but, actually, I am a sport nerd! My wife thinks the TV is broken because every time she...

As years go by, I get more and more contemplative, realizing how fast time flies. Yeah, the adage that the older you get, the more time...

Whether you are a parent, a teacher or a coach, this is something you should live by. Too often, we are looking for our kids, our...

Sometimes my weightlifters fall into this situation. They come off the platform after making their opening attempt and getting three...

These have been some pretty tough times lately. Lots of reasons to feel depressed, anxious and helpless. Some of us are handling the...

I saw a great quote from none other than Denzel Washington that struck home with me. “There’s no U-Haul in the back of the hearse.” He...

Yeah, I know what you are thinking. If you have heard Terry Bradshaw on the NFL pre and post-game shows, you might think “the wisdom of...

We are in the middle of the new, updated course for instructors of the USAW Level 2 certification. So far, it has been very enlightening...

OK, just one more Johnny Parker gem and then I promise to move on! 😊 Athletes will perform better for you if you in one way or another,...

I know, I know – you probably think all I do is quote Johnny Parker lately. But he has had a big influence on my own coaching and...

Last Tottenism, we talked about the term “You Can’t Make Chicken Salad Out of Chicken S_ _ _”. If you didn’t catch that one, go back and...

Did you ever come across an athlete that you thought had zero potential and just wasn’t worth the time and effort that you could be...

Another gem from the Johnny Parker interview on Samson Equipment’s recent podcast: “Say what you mean and mean what you say.” How many...

Ships don’t sink because of the water around them. Ships sink because of the water that gets inside of them. Moral of the story, don’t...

Recently, I came across some wise advice from the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. People sometimes say mean or thoughtless things that it is...

A few weeks back, I was watching an interesting interview on TV with Rafael Nadal, one of the best tennis players of all time. To be at...

Following up on the Tottenism on being a professional, I have a pet peeve that I need to get off my chest. From the time I was in 7th...