Becoming A Winner
There are two aspects to becoming a winner: the attainment of mastery and the belief that one can win and succeed. You can win without mastery but that is unrepeatable luck. Being a winner is the combination of mastery and…
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How To Keep The Big 3 And Win Another Ring
It’s all part of the puzzle – Warriors General Manager Mike Dunleavy (quoted in “Can team fit familiar 3 pieces together?” [SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED], Ann Killion, SF Chronicle B1, Sunday 4/21 After the Warriors unceremonious loss to the Sacramento Kings last…
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The Transcendent Steph Curry, The Great Klay Thompson And The Leader Draymond Green: Twilight Reflections On The Warriors Dynasty
The Golden State Warriors of the last 15 years – led by Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green – are one of the greatest dynasties in the history of the game. They rank right up there with the Magic/Worthy/Kareem…
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Inflation Is Dead, The Fed Is One And Done, And Stocks Only Go Up
The June CPI Report came in below expectations Wednesday morning resulting in another rally in stocks. Headline CPI was 3.0% and Core 4.8%. For some reason the Fed feels the need to hike rates one more time in two weeks…
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Was Andy Roddick’s Tennis Career A Failure?
The other night I watched the excellent Netflix documentary Untold: Breaking Point about Mardy Fish’s struggles with debilitating panic attacks after his ascent to the top of the tennis game a decade ago. Andy Roddick – a close friend of…
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Reminiscences Of Former Greatness: Andy Murray At The Australian Open
Part I: What Ever Happened To Andy Murray? Tennis is nearing the end of its greatest generation. The Big 3 – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – have dominated the game for nearly two decades but father time…
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Basketball GOAT: The Case For Kobe Bryant
Who is the basketball GOAT? Is it Michael Jordan or Lebron James? That’s the way the debate is framed these days. It’s a two horse race in most people’s minds. But to leave Kobe Bryant out of the conversation is…
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The Development Of Stephen Curry Into His Generation’s Greatest Player
Steph Curry wasn’t expected to be much of a college basketball player. As a 5’6″, 125 lb. sophomore at Charlotte Christian High School, he still shot the ball from his waist because he lacked strength. He had to reconstruct his…
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Celtics Shatter “Warriors In 7” Consensus
Everything was going as expected. Steph Curry had 21 points in the first quarter on a record six three pointers. The Warriors dominated the 3rd quarter to take a twelve point lead heading into the final frame. They completely controlled…
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The Incredible Life And Character Of Dave Bing
I finished basketball in 1978, then went into my own business in 1980 and did it for 29 years… Now I get to the end of that career and probably should have retired. But there was a calling greater than…
