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As the Olympic torch neared Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1980, signaling the opening of that year's Winter Olympics, newspapers and magazines throughout... →
In the end, leadership comes down to consistency and strong, confident action upon which the team can rely - and this doesn't mean imposing a... →
In sports and in business, the greatest leaders are those who make the best decisions in the most crucial of situations. They are the ones who focus... →
Sometimes legends find themselves remembered more for what they have not done than for their accomplishments. But those resume gaps can also help... →
We should all strive to be extraordinary, and that starts with a focus on our own capabilities instead of those of our opponents.
Emmitt Smith has run past legends, danced with stars and posed for the sculptor crafting his Hall of Fame bust. He's built upon his athletic... →
If Albert Einstein was right, Cal Ripken should have been a CEO or politician rather than a shortstop, because Ripken led by example over and over...... →
Most coaches would consider leading a team to an Olympic gold medal a capper for a pretty good year. The same goes for winning an NCAA national... →
That's one of the great oddities of baseball: Success is relative. A hitter who fails 70 percent of the time at the plate is a potential member... →
Decisions are the frequent fabric of our daily design.
Not winning a title gives fuel to sportswriters and talking heads who question an athlete's true value.
Jamie Moyer was in his third year as a major league pitcher and was, by his own admission, still wide-eyed,watching everything going on around him... →
Martin Luther King was a misguided leader. He worked to be recognized as the leader of black America, when what black America needs isn't a... →