Sports, Culture, and Leadership Writing
Stay hungry, stay foolish. Steve Jobs How often do we see people or groups of people lose that drive and just "play it safe"? Maybe it is because they have been in a job for a long time, or they achieved success early and cannot replicate it? When I first read this quote, I thought… Continue reading Quote of the day – April 20, 2016
Check out my appearance on Feuerstein's Fire as Daniel, noted soccer journalist Kartik Krishnaiyer, and I discuss a report that MLS actually folded for a brief time in the early 2000s. It will be quite a discussion, beginning at 8 PM. Click here to listen.
Two stories came out this week involving college athletics and "headhunter" search firms. The first was an article by CBS's Jon Solomon on the rise in money spent by college athletic departments on hiring college football coaches. According to their analysis, the eleven schools examined spent on average $70,000 on fees to firms to find… Continue reading Search Firms and College Athletics: A Match Made in Heaven
This offseason was one of the most important Chelsea has faced in years. After the failure of the Jose Mourinho return, the fall from top four contention in the Premier League, and an exit from the Round 16 in the Champions League, the club was lacking a vision. With a mix of players whose age… Continue reading Antonio Conte is Key to Chelsea’s Resurgence – WST
In the aftermath of what is being called the best national championship game ever, the constant analysis of the final ten seconds of the North Carolina/Villanova game focuses on the final two shots. However, one aspect that struck me almost immediately has been overlooked by most of the game recaps - how wide open Kris Jenkins… Continue reading Roy Williams and Overthinking An Easy Choice
Paolo Bandini at The Guardian has up the kind of piece I have always wanted to write, an excellent breakdown of the new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. I have long been a Conte fan for a number of reasons: he managed by beloved Bari to their most recent promotion, he's a smart tactical manager, and he's not… Continue reading Why My Man-Crush Antonio Conte Will Thrive at Chelsea
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