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What Sports Are Really About
by Draft Day Suit
posted October 22, 2010 at 12:49pm

From the “That’s what it’s really all about” files I give you Dylan Galloway: Galloway is the Arkansas teen with cerebral palsy that scored a touchdown for his high school. A life long dream of his, he had been bugging the head football coach, ...more

Three Cups of Tea: An education
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 19, 2010 at 1:10pm

Sometimes, a life’s purpose is born from a failure. Or, more accurately, from a perceived failure. Because while Greg Mortenson failed to summit the Savage Mountain of K2 in Pakistan, his real life journey was just beginning. His story as told in Thr...more

An Interview with Monica Gonzalez, Part 1: Gonzo Soccer and Leadership Academy
by All White Kit
posted October 16, 2010 at 12:46pm

I’m certainly not the first person to point this out, but athletes can and will make differences in the lives of others, especially the young people who come to look up to them. The former captain of the Mexican Women’s National Team, University of N...more

Mary Carillo Won't Ask About Nails or Hemlines
by RunLikeAGirl
posted October 14, 2010 at 6:08pm

Saying yes and what she thinks......more

Jackie Kasburg: Football star and homecoming queen
by Pretty Tough
posted October 13, 2010 at 5:12pm

High school senior Jackie Kasburg of Chippewa, Ohio made some history last Friday. Wearing her custom-made pink game day cleats, she made her varsity football debut, converting three point-after-touchdowns kicks. Then, to top off the night, she was nam...more

Kids These Days… They Aren’t All Bad
by Draft Day Suit
posted October 13, 2010 at 12:07pm

Every Sunday morning I start out the day reading the paper. It’s my favorite way to start/end the week. This Sunday I read an article about a local high school football team that had me in tears. Normally I can’t stand the little high-schoolers, but t...more

A weekend of highlights
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 11, 2010 at 12:29pm

The weekend started with an early morning long run. I joined up with Sue and the gang for some company. The first two miles were great then I peeled off from the group as they went on for a tempo run and hill repeats. The fresh, crisp fall morning was ...more

Samia Yusuf Omar: Somalia’s runners provide inspiration
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 9, 2010 at 2:45pm

By Charles Robinson Samia Yusuf Omar headed back to Somalia Sunday, returning to the small two-room house in Mogadishu shared by seven family members. Her mother lives there, selling fruits and vegetables. Her father is buried there, the victim of a w...more

This is It. This is Our Moment in History. (espnW Retreat Reflection)
by anngaff
posted October 6, 2010 at 4:32am

We are champions of a female sports culture. We are passionate about cultivating a national sports conversation for women. We will celebrate the athlete icons of today who inspire girls and women to do great things, and we'll introduce you to the next ge...more

Stephanie Zonars on Coach Wooden's lesson of helping others
by Hoop Thoughts
posted October 3, 2010 at 5:41pm

The following is an excellent post of lessons learned from Coach John Wooden written by Stephanie Zonars. It is ironic that I post something of Stephanie's as we enter Breast Cancer Awareness Month as I became a huge fan of hers reading her book "Leader...more

Let's Jump...
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted September 28, 2010 at 8:40pm

“Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision.” - Muhammad AliFirst of all, since I still haven’t figured out how to comment on my own blog yet…thank you, everyon...more

Celebration Ride Philly to NYC leg (part one)
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted September 27, 2010 at 7:34pm

Back to reality. Run Half Marathon- check. Cycle to NYC- must do. So after hiking, aka: walking as fast as I could, back to the hotel, striping my sweaty clothes off, downing some Roc2O, throwing my helmet & gloves on and looking longingly at the ve...more

This is my chance
by Byline to Finish Line
posted September 26, 2010 at 8:28pm

A good friend of mine is a sportswriter for The Daily Record in New Jersey who recently found herself writing about local triathletes competing in the upcoming Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. She sent me this quote from 65-year old Natalie Grabow,...more

Inspiration Wednesday (via On The Rodeo Road)
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted September 22, 2010 at 9:18pm

Sharing this video that’s been all over Facebook and the blogs. I’ll have to second what my good friends at On The Rodeo Road said, but it doesn’t just want to make me call in sick… it makes me want to say, “Why am I working, when there’s noth...more

INSPIRATION
by Kelly Mazzante
posted September 22, 2010 at 4:56pm

You Just Never Know...more

The Fight Within
by The Glowing Edge
posted September 18, 2010 at 4:33pm

This guest post comes from TGE commentor and fellow boxer Tom McEvilly (what a great ring name that is, huh?) who has recently opened a blog called One.More.Notch. where he talks about boxing training, his three kids, and his approach to life (definite...more

Teamsense: how to build a fan
by LHiggs
posted September 16, 2010 at 6:23pm

How do you make men care about women's events? How do you make sprinters care about distance runners? how do you make anyone care about field events?Last week I had the unique opportunity to attend the DecaNation meeting in Annecy, France. And by opportun...more

Female athletes who paved the way for women in sports
by Pretty Tough
posted September 15, 2010 at 1:59pm

Male athletes usually take the sports spotlight, for both their looks and their athletic abilities. But they’re not the only ones competing. Even before Title IX became law in 1972 and helped women gain access to equal opportunities in sports, women w...more

KELLY MAZZANTE Foundation...
by Kelly Mazzante
posted September 14, 2010 at 4:27pm

KELLY MAZZANTE 5K RUN/WALK 9.12.10 I watched the weather channel all week in preparation of my first Kelly Mazzante Foundation Run/Walk this past Sunday, and even though the weather was cold and damp, I am truly happy of the turnout and how the race we...more

Cake, ice cream and a bike
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted September 14, 2010 at 3:04pm

Here it is, almost 3:30am in the morning. I’ve been up for the last hour and a half because my BlackBerry decided that TODAY was the day to be become corrupted. Kill me. If you have been under a rock, snow cave or generally not aware that good things...more

No Hands! No Legs! No Problem!
by heather77
posted September 4, 2010 at 9:00am

“No arms! No legs! No problem!” is the motto of Nick Vujicic.  He was born in Australia with literally no arms and no legs, just a tiny partial stump of a foot, or his “chicken drumstick” as he likes to call it.  I only w...more

Coincidence
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted September 1, 2010 at 10:21pm

"Coincidences are God’s way of remaining anonymous"Right now I am currently on the coast of Croatia. When I wake up in the morning and look out my window, this is what I see. It’s not a bad way to start your day, let me tell you. Split, Croatia hap...more

Review: Dara Torres ‘Age is Just a Number’
by Byline to Finish Line
posted August 18, 2010 at 12:48pm

She became an American icon in the 2008 Olympics — well after she already was one of the best swimmers in U.S. history. But there is something we love about a comeback story, about people doing things which our collective conventional wisdom tells us i...more

The experience is reason enough
by Byline to Finish Line
posted August 17, 2010 at 11:42am

It’s interesting how the universe gives you exactly what you need when you need it. All you have to do is pay attention. After Sunday’s triathlon, I was feeling pretty good about myself. Sure I had a mediocre swim and a rather crappy bike but my run ...more

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