Posted by: mindoversports on: December 14, 2006
In March of 2003, Tiger Woods won the Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando, Florida, even though he came down with what was diagnosed as a bad case of the stomach flu. Saturday night after a pasta dinner prepared by his wife Elin (who was then his girlfriend). It was reported that she collapsed outside the [...]
Posted by: mindoversports on: December 14, 2006
Most people are unaware that the death of a dog may have been partly responsible for the Kansas City Chiefs winning the Super Bowl. In 1969, New York Jets quarterback Broadway Joe Namath had an Irish Setter named Faro that had been given him his rookie year as a birthday present. The dog was so [...]
Posted by: mindoversports on: December 14, 2006
An article appeared in the May 27, 2005 issue of USA Today stating that major league baseball player Wade Boggs consumed chicken at 2pm on game days throughout his 18-year career. (When he was inducted into the Cooperstown Hall of Fame, he thanked his elderly father who was sitting in the front row, but shouldn’t [...]
Posted by: mindoversports on: December 14, 2006
USA Today, in their February 16, 2006 issue, made the following observation: “The LPGA’s newest stars certainly don’t lack for confidence, and rookie Ai Miyazato of Japan already belongs near the top of their ranks. Miyazato signs her autographs ‘Ai 54,’ reflecting her belief that she can make 18 birdies in a round (thus shooting [...]