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Lesson Learned from Baseball: There are No Accidents, Only Divine Providence

Divine Providence is always at work and, more often than not, beyond our ability to predict or understand it. Rich Donnelly was the third base coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1985 to 1996. When […]

Highlighting the Virtuous Value of Baseball

The joy of playing does not need to be sacrificed in the name of competition. On the contrary, the joy of playing includes winning and performing at your highest possible level. Sport asks for all […]

Tolerating Pain with a Purpose

Every athlete has had to deal with pain from injury or pain from the sacrifice required to train and compete at the highest level. But pain is just a word. Reading it doesn’t trigger your […]

Making Peak Performance a Common Occurrence

During this year’s March Madness tournament, we’re going to see some fantastic athleticism. In fact, it will seem like these athletes are performing in ways you didn’t think possible, and that’s the reason we enjoy […]

How Focus Effects Mental and Physical Strength

If world-class speed has a mental component, then so does strength. And one of the most interesting demonstrations of this fact I’ve seen wasn’t at a sporting event, but rather in in one of my […]

Play is Universal and Unifying

When you think about play, what comes to mind? Maybe you think about little kids running around playing a game, or your own memories of playing with friends or in team sports. Recently I was […]

Do the intangibles in sport offer an advantage or disadvantage?

Are there intangibles that can give a player or team an edge? I recently spoke with Greg DePalma on Prime Sports Radio about what makes world-class athletes stand apart. Our conversation included a couple of […]

Relationships are Not a Numbers Game

Sometimes, people tend to think of relationships, especially marriage, as a 50/50 effort or a business partnership. Instead of being flexible and willing to lean in more so here or there when meeting in the […]

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