This is what it means to be an athlete…to want something so badly that you instinctively make the extra effort, to know that what you want is within in reach no matter how far away it seems, to know that you have done the hard…
Behold…The Top 25 Things Vanishing from America! Call me old fashioned, nostalgic or just plain old but there are a few items on this list that I’ll never let slip from my life (or at least from my memory). Who could ever forget the drive-in…
It’s a fair bet that every one of us has our own little quips and interesting hobbies. Some of them are more main stream (like cooking, cycling and/or collecting cars). Others might be a bit more obscure (like raising exotic pets, collecting women’s shoes and/or…
OK, so some people say bloggers just do this to talk about themselves and draw attention to certain aspects of their life. I’ll say I don’t totally disagree if it’s a personal type thingy like mine but will add that blogging – like painting, singing…
from The New York Post —A ONE-MAN IVY LEAGUEWHIZ KID WOOED BY ALL PICKS HARVARDBy YOAV GONEN, Education Reporter ACCEPTABLE: Brooklyn’s New Utrecht HS valedictorian, Lukasz Zbylut, yesterday shows acceptance letters from 18 top colleges — thanks to his 104.7 weighted grade average. June 17,…
We have all heard the story of David versus Goliath. It’s the historical lesson of how a young, courageous soldier defeats a mighty warrior in battle. We know it as the classic tale of the underdog beating the favorite. It teaches us the lesson of…
I thought I’d end the month by sharing just a few more profound (and not so profound) thoughts. Behold, “what I have learned” (version 3.0): Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.Two wrongs don’t make a right but…
I’ve always wondered what happens to the photos that random people take of racers during events like the Boston Marathon. It’s fair to say the girls of Wellesley take shots of the guy runners with their shirts off (cue the image Lance Armstrong and Matthew…
After 16 years you’d think it would be like, “oh yeah, here we go again.”But each April, my trip to Hopkinton is as remarkable as the first.Maybe that’s why people have been doing it for 112 years.At least that’s why I’ve been coming back for…
My Boston Marathon race number is W11. In 2008, my reason is simple…pushing myself means living life to the fullest. It’s just ONE week away. Tight!