After a more than 12 year hiatus from joining any gym, this past Saturday I signed up and am now an official member of one of five new Orlando Magic Recreation Centers throughout Orange County, Florida. The Orlando Magic, as part of the new arena development, donated the funds which were used to build the … Read more
“Whatever your life’s work, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. If I had seen the aforementioned MLK, Jr. quote before, I couldn’t recall. On the celebration of his birthday this past … Read more
One of the great things about this journey of mine has been the help I’ve received from others. As I’m preparing for my match-up with the great Michael Jordan, my brother and some friends from high school have begun playing again too. It’s been a huge help in getting back in basketball shape. A month … Read more
I know the feeling a woman has when a new bag comes out. I know the feeling when she walks in the department store “just to look” and must have that dress. I know the feeling a man has when that new car he’s been reading about for months comes out. I know the … Read more
2010 began like most years for me. Dick Clark did the countdown, the ball dropped, fireworks went off, and the calendar changed. Truthfully, I’ve never been much into new year’s resolutions because they don’t typically work.
The year was 1993. The Chicago Bulls had just won their third NBA Championship in a row, the first team to do so in 27 years. For the third consecutive year Michael Jordan was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the NBA Finals. In that Finals series against the Phoenix Suns, Jordan averaged an NBA Finals record 41 points per game, and still grabbed 8.5 rebounds per game and dished out 6.3 assists.
While my natural feeling may be to hang my head, put my hands over my face and sulk, my FAITH tells me that there is a plan for my life. A plan that includes this journey.
While it may seem foolish to some, having my dream, something I’ve been anticipating for such a long time, potentially swiped away just days before it is a reality, is extremely painful to me.
It’s sad that it seems to always take an injury for me to fully appreciate the part of me that is injured.
I suppose most people go through life the same way. We run, jump, run faster and jump higher and think nothing of it until a sickness or injury halts our movement. Then we WISH we could just run and jump, even a little.
In an effort to get in the best possible condition for my upcoming (gotta believe!) one-on-one battle with Michael Jordan, I’m focusing more of my time on one-on-one competition.
It was a little after 5am on Friday morning of last week. The sun had yet to welcome in the new day, but I felt like a small child on Christmas and I had done all the sleeping I could do.
ESPN has Robert ranked #84 overall in its top 100 players in the country going into this season. They have him ranked as the 25th best player at his position, shooting guard.
It was Saturday afternoon. Less than three days ago. A slight overcast watched from a distance. My brother and I had just finished playing two games of one-on-one. He had just beaten me twice. After walking together to get some water, we sat on the steel criss-cross patterned, green bench, just to the side of … Read more
This morning I could have been on my way to Miami. I could have been on my way to meet and have lunch with one of the biggest stars in today’s NBA. This morning I could have been on my way to meet LeBron James. The Opportunity Last Wednesday evening, almost as soon as I … Read more
NOW!!! A large part of me wanted to end the post there, with one word. That one word pretty much sums it up, so if you have other things to do, you can stop reading now and just know that you should begin your passion project NOW! If you are still reading…thank you! As Heavy … Read more