Note: This is part 1 of a 2 part series this week on the sport of running. On Thursday, I will tell you about 10 MUST HAVE products that I USE and LOVE! So I’ve been running for just over nine months now. Last check, I am nearing the 450 mile mark which is HUGE … Read more
Wow, it’s been a month already since I launched this blog, me vs. MJ: My Journey to Jordan Camp! First off, thank you all for the love and support!! The feedback has been inspiring to say the least. My Current Workout Schedule To bring you up to speed on how I’ve been preparing for my … Read more
Passion matters because at the point where every other thing turns to struggle, when every other thing slows your trek forward and the shawl of doubt chills your fire, PASSION will burn through.
Going through high school, a core group of us could be found at a court somewhere in town almost nightly. On weekends it was important to have a reputation of being able to play, due to the large number of people waiting and the limited number of courts, being one. If you couldn’t play well, … Read more
Can I be a better basketball player at 33 than I was at 21? I’ve had that question going through my mind lately. It’s interesting because looking back, I definitely see things I could have worked on more to become a more complete player. Like all goals, the first step is to quantify and answer … Read more
Running Sucks! At the start of year 2010, running was about as enjoyable to me as watching Olympic Curling for seven days straight. I appreciated the sport, and thought it was great that people could run marathon distances, but my goal was never to be a professional exerciser. Ever. I’m a hoopster. A baller. A … Read more
I’ve never dunked. The closest I ever came to throwing one down was repeated attempts in high school during gym class. Each attempt thwarted by merely a few inches in jumping ability. At the time, I could take a step or two and grab the rim with both hands, but I never could quite get … Read more
I can solve a Rubik’s Cube. A couple of years ago a buddy of mine, Karol Gajda, brought the 80s phenomenon over to my house and I kept it. I would sit around on the couch in the evenings and work on it. When my wife and I would travel somewhere and she drove, I … Read more
The first secret to success is scope or the broadening of to be more specific. Let me explain. Growing up I spent a lot of time shooting on the driveway made court at my parents’ house. My brother and I would mimic the NBA’s All-Star weekend 3pt contest and have shooting contest after shooting contest. … Read more
We were down by one. :03 illuminated by small red led lights was all that was left showing on the clock. Out of the timeout the inbounds pass would be from the right baseline beside the basket. This was my first chance to truly “Be Like Mike.” I was 17 years old. Walking out of … Read more
The year was 1991, the place McDonalds, the product McJordan Burger. Michael Jordan had a sponsorship with McDonalds and the best way the Golden Arches could take advantage of his staggering fame was to come up with a limited time only McJordan Burger. I was coming off the bench of the JV basketball team at … Read more
So with baby powder covered hands I would practice fadeaway after fadeaway. I was Mike Jordan on my backyard court. Playing against my younger brother, who was born six years after me, certainly helped that belief. I was much bigger than him and outweighed him by quite a bit. The difference … Read more
The things I did back when I was a kid learning to play the game of basketball often make me chuckle, looking back. This is merely one example. My Dad never played hoops, so I basically taught myself. I would watch every Chicago Bulls game that WGN broadcast here in Central Florida and … Read more
So the goal of this blog is much like My Date with Drew, which was a movie about a regular guy using the theory of six degrees of separation to get a date with Drew Barrymore. Of course trade out Drew and replace her with Michael Jordan and sub out the “date” for a game … Read more