“To be sure, [NASCAR] stars were initially ex-bootleggers for the most part drawn from that talent pool in the Carolinas hills: "good ol' boys" as they referred to themselves. That's exactly how they would be described in the press that slowly became enamored with their raucous life style. That has all changed, with the drivers of today polished and clean-cut athletes who are expected to behave like commercial puppets in public.” Would BeTodayStarsBoysCuttingTalentStyleChangedPressesCleanAthleteExpectedHillsBehaveDriversPoolExesPuppetsCarolinaPolishedEnamoredLife StyleNascar Author:Brock Yates
“The populist zeal to seek revenge on those who make a lot of money is targeted almost exclusively at corporations. I haven't heard outcries about Hollywood actors who make millions per film, even when those movies are a bust at the box office and the talent at issue has none. There's no outrage over athletes like New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's $33 million salary or Celtic power forward Kevin Garnett's $25 million. Nor should there be. These are exceptionally talented individuals whose teams' owners think they're worth every penny.” ThinkingShouldFilmActorsIndividualMillionsIssuesHeardTeamTalentHavensNew YorkOfficeHollywoodThirdsAthleteBoxesRevengeCorporationsOwnersLots Of MoneyYankeesSalaryPenniesZealAlexOutrageNew York YankeesKevinBox OfficePopulistCeltic Author:Linda Chavez
“There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.” PeopleBelieveMayMotivationalSuccessWinningI BelieveSportsInspiringTalentHarderAthleteExcuseMotivational SportsInspirational SportsYankeesAthleticWork HarderNo ExcusesNew York YankeesInspirational BasketballMotivational BasketballFamous BaseballMotivational Inspirational SportsBasketball MotivationAthlete MotivationalBest SportsShort SportsShort Inspirational SportsShort Motivational SportsBest AthleteAwesome SportsInspirational AthleteInspirational BaseballMotivational BaseballInspiring AthleteAthletic InspirationalInspirational WinningYouth SportsCoaches And AthletesWinning SportsMotivate AthletesWinning InspirationalMotivational WinningWinning MotivationalSports Leadership Author:Derek Jeter
“It's unfortunate when an athlete's talent comes with so little forethought or leadership [...] The Falcons need to start over. If next year's team ends up being young and hungry but fairly average, the last thing you want as a general manager or coach is to have a blowhard cornerback whining about his contract leading the charge, no matter how good he is.” IfsWantNeedsYearsLittlesEndsMatterLastsYoungNextTeamTalentAverageAthleteCoachesHungryManagersContractsUnfortunateNext YearStarting OverWhiningFalconForethoughtGeneral ManagerBlowhards Author:Jeff Schultz