Last Friday, I began documenting my road to 100 free throws in a row. Due to a busy weekend schedule, I was unable to shoot any last weekend, but picked it up Monday morning and shot free throws each morning since. I had hoped, after day one’s 16 in a row, that I would have … Read more
The National Basketball Association or NBA as us hoopsters call it (haha) kicked off its regular season two nights ago and this year my feeling going into the basketball season is different. Actually how I feel about this NBA season is familiar, I just haven’t felt it in sometime. Over 20 years ago my then … Read more
Prior to entering the financial arena 10 years ago, I interned and worked in the sports department for the local abc affiliate in Orlando, Florida for four and a half years. This is just one story from my days in TV. The Chicago Bulls were in town (Orlando/1997) and going through the pregame warm-ups prior … Read more
The journey to 100 Free Throws in a Row began early this morning for me. Starting today, I will do my best to post a video every Friday of my progress on the road to 100. Today I made 16 in a row. Not bad for day one! If you’d like to join me on … Read more
There are a couple of ways to always find a place for yourself on on any court in the World. It really comes down to being efficient in some avenue of the game. That can be playmaking, scoring, defending, or shooting. Of the four just named, shooting is the easiest one for any player to … Read more
Definition of Sick: Affected with disease or ill health. Being sick is about as close to great as one baseline on a basketball court is to the other. For those who don’t know their way around the game of hoops, when it comes to a basketball court the baselines are the extremes of each end. … Read more
That is a question that has no measurable response. How does anyone know? The truth is, you can always get better. You can always improve. Just be careful with that knowledge. When I was 18 years old, I was playing basketball one evening during the summer after my High School graduation at the Christian Life … Read more
So my paperwork is off. My hotel room is booked. Only thing left to do now is buy lots of socks and more basketball shorts! The next BIG STEP On October 18th, I will take my Journey to Jordan Camp to the BIG TIME and attend professional basketball training at Impact Basketball, in Sarasota, Florida. … Read more
Ok, so yeah I’m talking about playing with Michael Jordan in 2K Sports’ latest edition of their basketball video game, NBA 2K11, which releases today (Oct. 5). Still, I can’t wait! It’s been yeaaaaaaaaaaaars since Michael Jordan was in a video game!! So while I work on my real game, in preparation for the real … 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