We’re huge fans of Rick Reilly, who writes a column on SI.com. We’ve posted links to many of his funny, often poignant pieces. And readers of this blog know we’ve also often opined about over-competitiveness in youth sports and the...
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Mom, I Can Do This!
Rick Reilly does it again with his touching article about a blind marching band in Columbus, OH. Need a little motivation? Read about 12 year-old bass drummer Brian Rowan, as well as the rest of these courageous kids, and see if you’re...
For Fathers and Sons
For fathers everywhere, especially those like me who remember watching golf silently on a Sunday with their dads, another fantastic column by Rick Reilly recounting Jack Nicklaus’ final, unlikely Major win at Augusta nearly 40 years ago.
Running of the Bulls
The running of the bulls in Pamplona is back this year. Since we’re big fans of Rick Reilly’s writing, we thought we’d end the week with something light. Reilly recently wrote about completing the famous event in Spain. His irreverent take on the...
Be quick, but don’t hurry
In addition to being the greatest basketball coach in history, John Wooden was a profoundly philosophical man whose life of grace, humor, spirituality and honor served as a model for all who knew of him. The book, Wooden, is required reading...