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Learning Through Golf 30 Jul 2009 | 07:02 pm
When I look back at the phrase that means the most to me about my attitude towards sports and leadership, I draw upon Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi. “Show me a person that likes to lose and ...
The Power of the Huddle 23 Jul 2009 | 05:59 pm
My hero, Jackie Robinson, once said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Perhaps the greatest example of that impact can be seen in the image of the team huddle. For...
Community, From Soccer Fields to City Hall 17 Jul 2009 | 02:37 am
Many Bostonians assume that their elected officials chose a career in politics because of lineage in the Hub’s political lore or a long history in one of our neighborhoods. But as a Newton native (I c...
Lessons Learned by a Coach 9 Jul 2009 | 06:10 pm
“The older I get, the better I was.” I remember that the first time I heard that phrase, I smiled. Of course, that was before those words started to drift into truth. Fact is that when one is asked t...
Becoming A Role Model 25 Jun 2009 | 02:58 pm
As a kid all I did was play sports. I loved baseball, soccer, backyard football and basketball. I even gave gymnastics a try. My world was in a constant orbit around sports, changing only with the sea...
Things You Already Know 18 Jun 2009 | 08:24 pm
Some of this is true. The other day, I was teaching my four-year-old son how to hit a baseball. When it comes to hitting his sister he needs no help. He excels at hitting his sister. He can do it ...
Opportunity Is What You Make of It 11 Jun 2009 | 07:02 pm
It seems that when you least expect it, you get a shot – a chance to prove yourself and open a path for opportunity. But opportunities are only as meaningful as what you choose to do with them. I hav...
Sometimes, Quitters Do Win 4 Jun 2009 | 09:55 pm
I grew up in Weymouth, Massachusetts in the 1960s. It was a place and time when only two sports really mattered – hockey and baseball. I gave hockey my best shot, so to speak, which really wasn’t good...
A Sporting Shame 28 May 2009 | 11:12 am
When Needham High School faced off against Framingham High in a boys hockey game this past January 7th, it was under unusual circumstances. Due to a rash of incidents dating back to the start of the s...
Passing on the Passion 21 May 2009 | 08:14 pm
I recall being very proud that he was my Dad. As long as I could remember, once a year we spent a very special Saturday in May at a fair in Cross Roads, Kingston, Jamaica, at a place called – of all t...
