Dr. G's blog
"NO PRESSURE, COACH...BUT IF YOU DON'T WIN ENOUGH, YOU'RE FIRED!"
Submitted by Dr. G on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 12:41.It's that magic time of year again. College and professional football is winding down to post season play. There's the college bowl games and the National Championship, the NFC & AFC playoffs and then the Superbowl. It's so exciting, because already the coaches' heads have started to roll. After all, who better to blame for a losing or a not-winning-enough season than the coach?
TO CHEAT OR NOT TO CHEAT
Submitted by Dr. G on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 09:47.I recently got a phone call from a college student who was writing a paper on the abuse of steroids. He asked me what I'd say to a collegiate athlete who was cheating in that manner. What I said to him was that by college age, it's just a little too late to address this particular problem of dishonesty. The cheating issue needs to be handled much earlier.
YOU CAN’T WIN ‘EM ALL
Submitted by Dr. G on Thu, 12/25/2008 - 18:28.I’m a very competitive person. I have an extremely high commitment to excellence and I’m a firm believer in hard work as the primary vehicle to get you to where you want to go.
REST IS PART OF TRAINING
Submitted by Dr. G on Sun, 12/21/2008 - 09:34.A story is told of a highly motivated woodcutter who was hired to cut down and chop up several wooded acres. His boss explained to him that he would be paid a bonus for every tree he felled over 15 per day and that if he did a good job, there would be plenty of work for him in the future.
Collegiate Baseball - Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008 - The Yips
Submitted by Dr. G on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 03:06.Here's a download of image scans of this article.
DO YOU GET REALLY ANGRY AT YOURSELF FOR MESSING UP?
Submitted by Dr. G on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 17:39.If you're like most dedicated athletes, then you have both a commitment to excellence and a strong work ethic. Great athletes know that the very best way to get to a goal is to be willing to do whatever it takes, effort-wise.
WHY DO SOME ATHLETES GET SICK TO THEIR STOMACH BEFORE GAMES?
Submitted by Dr. G on Fri, 11/28/2008 - 11:02.THE FROG AND THE CENTIPEDE: A STORY OF PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS
Submitted by Dr. G on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 13:16.One day a frog was sunning himself on a lily pad when a centipede came walking by. The frog was immediately entranced by the centipede’s flowing and graceful movement across the pad.
