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pax
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Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:43 am |
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What I learn from sports
Congratulations MIAMI HEAT. You have shown that by believing in yourselves, and in each other, great things can happen for you and your families. As Dwayne Wade, the greatest player on the planet said, "You get knocked down seven times, you get back up eight."
"Faith. Fifteen guys who believe in each other." -- Coach Pat Riley
The 2006 NBA Champions:
Derek Anderson
Shandon Anderson
Earl Barron
Michael Doleac
Udonis Haslem
Jason Kapono
Alonzo Mourning:
Shaquille O'Neal
Gary Payton
James Posey
Wayne Simien
Dwyane Wade
Antoine Walker
Jason Williams
Dorell Wright
People sometimes say sports is "like life." To me, it is life. Listen to Alonzo Mourning, who was near death just a few short years ago, and survived only because his cousin donated his kidney for a transplant:
"The road to success is paved with many obstacles. One does not succumb, but overcome. I would trade in all of my accomplishments for my health. Everyone needs a little hope and encouragement. Others have given that to me, and if I can lift other people up in the process, that is what life is about. We all hurt, we all feel pain, we all have doubts. Everyone suffers. There is always someone else who has it worse than you. The most important thing for healing is to get your own mind right."
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| Karamel
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Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:29 am |
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Pax, I am always inspired by athletes....from the Little Leaguers to the Big Show!
There are so many folks out there that are inspiring -their stories are NEVER dull, and they are NEVER given their positions. They have always had to overcome and work hard to earn their positions.
Look at Roger Clemens, ace that he was, is having to start all over again, back on the minor circuit to reclaim a position on the team. While he is not happy about it, he is doing it. I have to give him props for that.
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| pax
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Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:25 pm |
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That's true Karamel. I learned a lot about team work from playing soccer in high school. Good coaches, as I was fortunate to have had, can also provide great direction. It really helped my self-esteem.
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| Karamel
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Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:46 pm |
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I had a supervisor that would weed through resumes by who put their sporting accomplishments on them. Not entirely, by this method, and when I asked him why he would interview them first, he told me:
People who play sports have a different mentality. They can have a bad inning, quarter, game or season, but they always get back up to bat, out in the field, back into uniform, and try to do better the next time.
It was something that I pondered and thought about for a long time, and noticed that when I hired people who played sports, they were like that. They didnt take a bad month as a terrible defeat that should deject you -- they pushed up their shirt sleeves and jumped in with more gusto the next month. 
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| pax
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Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:25 pm |
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That's really interesting Karamel. Playing soccer kind of saved my life in high school. It helped me learn team work and respect for authority. I can see how you would find qualities of persistence in people who have played sports. While I've never liked the cliche "jock mentality" type people, often when you remove them from that clique they can be great contributors. Also when I've hired people I look for outside interests like movies or music. It generally means they have something else to discuss besides other people. And that they might be creative and fun to be around.
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| Karamel
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:32 pm |
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Very true, Pax. Its funny, and taking it a little off topic, but when I first started hiring folks, I would look strickly at their qualifications.
Then, after a few disasters, and hell getting rid of my mistakes, I started looking at people in a different way. Plus, getting older in life makes one look at things differently. I was a young branch manager, and thought I knew everything (dont we all!), until I experienced some problems in my thinking.
I know now, why I would make different decisions. Maturity is a wonderful thing! 
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| pax
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:16 pm |
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^ Ha ha, same here. When I first started working I tried too hard to be perfect. I'd get really frustrated when I messed up. My dad said, "hey, even a great baseball hitter only gets one in three hits." I still have a problem with it, but it does help to think of the baseball analogy.
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