In the movie, 42, Branch Rickey tells Jackie Robinson that he is medicine. Actually, the exact quote is: “You’re the one living the sermon. In the wilderness . . . 40 days . . .all of it. Only you. . . .You can get out there and hit. You can get on base and score.… Continue reading (#TBT) Tuesday Talkie: 42 And Sports Can Be Medicine
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#FBF: Golden Age For Women In Sports
Source: TEDx Talks The year of 2015 has ushered in what I, and I suspect many others also, would hope is the golden age for women in sports. It has been several years since ladies like Jeanie Buss, Christina Lurie and Gayle Benson have smashed the glass ceiling in the front offices of the sports… Continue reading #FBF: Golden Age For Women In Sports
#FBF: Taking The Street Fight To The Field (7/4/18)
Source: Coursera (Sports & Society course) The world changes . . . sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. Luckily, sports has been there to help guide the changes. Sports has been our medicine . . . a guiding light . . . a ray of hope. Our sports’ heroes remind us that… Continue reading #FBF: Taking The Street Fight To The Field (7/4/18)