One of the greatest pregame speeches came from Coach Bill Stewart before WVU played Oklahoma in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl.  "Leave No Doubt" still brings me goosebumps every time I hear it.  Coach Stew's words came when so many felt WVU was overmatched and was going to...

These last couple of weeks has brought about a lot of emotions and lack of inspiration.  I feel like we are all on our own rollercoaster.  Enjoying the excitement of the ups but then experiencing the bumps of the down.  How can we stay inspired when we only see and...

Yes, Alan Iverson, we are talking about practice.  I like so many during my playing career took practice for granted.  My senior year in high school was when the realization truly set in, especially after I suffered an injury in football.  Still remember the last...

Over the last week we have had some painting done at our house.  This morning while I was getting ready for work I looked at the blank wall above my bathroom sink.  For years there's been a mirror hanging there.  I've looked, I've stared and I've gotten ready looking...

Everybody runs, even those who say they hate running.  We run from, run to or run for something.  The problem is often we run from what we should run to.  We run to what we should run from and struggle with what we're running for.  I've noticed my answer lately to the...

If you've ever played a sport you know the ultimate goal is to win.  For some that is the end all goal, win at all costs.  By many I would not be considered a very good coach as winning isn't my main focus, especially at younger ages.  I've been trusted by parents and...

Yesterday was like most of my days, I was running from one event to another and during a quick stop at home I lost my keys.  I had them was on a call and trying to rush to get to my next appointment.  I had no idea what I did with them.  Like so many I tried to...

The definition of success states, the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.  It also mentions, there is a thin line between success and failure.  I've been thinking about this topic for a couple of days.  I saw a house listing recently that had everything I wanted,...

I'm a big fan of movies and characters.  It has always been part of an escape for me to lose myself in film.  Like many, I loved The Karate Kid.  I was four when the original movie came out and felt like I grew up with Daniel LaRusso.  I sided with Daniel early on and...