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| 09 Sep 2010 08:05:29 pm |
| BILL CURRY, Football Coach, Georgia State University |
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" Everyone has something great about them."
Bill Curry spoke these words during an ESPN interview. Georgia State University was preparing to play its first-ever football game in the school’s history. Bill was asked the question: What is the biggest message you want to impart to your group of guys?
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| 26 Aug 2010 07:51:26 pm |
| MIKE KRZYZEWSKI, Basketball Coach |
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"It's one of those experiences that when you go through it, you don't want to go through it. But after you go through it, it's a good thing to go through it."
Mike Krzyzewski, (pronounced sha-SHEF-ski) coach of the Men’s National Basketball team, spoke these words after a particularly grueling exhibition game against Lithuania. In the first quarter of that game, Team USA scored only 7 points, missing 18 of its first 21 shots.
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| 19 Aug 2010 04:16:08 pm |
| TORII HUNTER, Los Angeles Angels Star Outfielder |
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“Sometimes you have to slap pride in the face."
Today’s Real Zeal quote came from Torii Hunter after it was announced that the Gold Glover was being moved from prestigious center field into right field.
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This month, the Los Angeles Angels announced that Torii Hunter, winner of NINE Golden Glove Awards, will no longer play in center field. Torii’s new position is the less demanding (and less exciting) right field.
In talking about the move, Torii spoke these inspiring words: “I can sit here and say, ‘I want ten Gold Gloves and center field is my position.’ But, if this makes the team better, I'm going to do it. … Sometimes you have to slap pride in the face.”
Wow. A public demotion (from the most coveted position in the outfield), and yet if it helps the team, Torii is all for it. In fact, Torii initiated the move.
Torii’s message provides a lesson and provokes an inquiry.
The Lesson: Doing the ‘right’ thing trumps pride.
The Inquiry: Where are we allowing pride to get in the way of our success? Instead of slapping pride in the face, where are we allowing it to do damage – to a relationship, our career, our confidence?
Here’s the good news: We already know the answer. Chances are, we’ve been avoiding this conversation like the plague, all the while knowing that our pride was getting the better of us.
So it’s time to act – speak an apology, acknowledge someone’s great work, step back and allow another to take your place. Time to do as Torii Hunter did – slap pride in the face and do what there is to do.
To learn more about Torii Hunter, please read on.
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Here is what there is to share about Torii Hunter. He makes as big a difference off the baseball field as he does on. And that is saying something, because Torii Hunter is one of the best outfielders in the game today. He’s won nine Gold Glove awards – which translates into more robbed hits and homeruns that you can count.
Off the field? Here’s what Torii says about that:
“My grandmother always instilled in me to treat people like you should be treated, and if you can do anything to make people's lives better, you've got to do it. That's part of your responsibility as a human being, and especially as a ballplayer."
Torii’s words translate into these off-field difference-making actions:
He founded the Torii Hunter Project Education Initiative which provides college scholarships to students in California, Arkansas, Nevada and Minnesota.
He contributes to the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a partnership with Major League Baseball that helps maintain and improve baseball diamonds in inner cities.
He is a Big Brother.
He speaks to children’s groups every chance he gets.
He was presented with the Branch Rickey Award in 2009, which rewards excellence in charity work.
Torii Hunter … an inspired athlete inspiring the world … on and off the field.
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| 13 Aug 2010 01:24:32 am |
| EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER, Founder, Special Olympics |
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“Your humanity is the most important thing.”
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, spoke these words during an interview on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. She died August 11, 2009, at the age of 88. To watch this entire program
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| 05 Aug 2010 02:26:00 pm |
| BOB BURNQUIST, Skateboarding Superstar |
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“I just want to learn new things.”
Today’s Real Zeal quote came from Bob Burnquist, longtime skateboarder who is known for his innovation and creativity in the skateboarding world. His gold medal in last weekend’s X Games 16 represents years of excellence in his field. Bob was asked how he keeps himself motivated over his many years of skateboarding and his answer: “I just want to learn new things and bring progression to the sport.”
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