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September 22, 2013 by kevinstilley

Are You Ready For Some Football?

“Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen. Soccer is a gentleman’s game played by beasts. Football is a beastly game played by beasts.”
~ Henry Blaha

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May 14, 2011 by kevinstilley

Sports Trivia

The first televised sporting event was a Japanese elementary school baseball game, broadcast in September 1931.

“20” is the most common uniform number worn in all professional sports.  The second most common in number “21”.

A bowler rolls exactly twelve balls when bowling a perfect 300 game.

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Filed Under: Blog, Trivia Tagged With: baseball, basketball, data, facts, football, hockey, Sports, Trivia

April 2, 2009 by kevinstilley

Vince Lombardi – select quotes

If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.

Leadership rests not only upon ability, not only upon capacity; having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. His leadership is then based on truth and character. There must be truth in the purpose and willpower in the character.

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

Filed Under: Blog, Quotes Tagged With: football, Leadership, quotations, Quotes, Vince Lombardi, wisdom

November 1, 2008 by kevinstilley

Super Bowl Trivia

Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest U.S. food consumption day, following Thanksgiving.

No Super Bowl game has ever gone into overtime play.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: american football, Blog, football, football championship, playoffs, Sports, Super Bowl, Trivia

July 14, 2008 by kevinstilley

Tony Dungy on Family, Fatherhood, & Football

Tony Dungy, the first African-American coach to win the Super Bowl when the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in 2007, speaks with WSJ’s Bob Hughes about his latest work, the children’s book, You Can Do It !

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Blog, Books, fathers, football, Sports, Super Bowl, Tony Dungy

July 8, 2008 by kevinstilley

Tony Dungy – "You Can Do It!"

I am a big fan of Tony Dungy. He is at the top of his field, is the first coach of African-American descent to win a Super Bowl, writes and speaks broadly, is outspoken about his Christian faith, and is concerned to improve the lives of others.

In the video below, Tony Dungy talks with Russ Mitchell about his new book for kids You Can Do It !

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: children, football, personal growth, self help, Sports

June 3, 2008 by kevinstilley

Television Sports

Mr. Bill Oh NoFor twelve years I was on the wagon. I stayed clean and sober for twelve long years. Yes, for twelve (count them) years I did not watch any televised sports.

What would cause a person to engage in such a hermit’s life, you ask? [Read more…]

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