Posted by: mindoversports on: April 19, 2012
I recently had an opportunity to interview Dr. Tommy Burnett who spent 40 years as a professor at Missouri State University. Dr. Burnett has a PhD in Sport Psychology and is also an expert in Sports Law and Risk Management. He told me that when athletes exercise, the oxygen goes to the muscles first. But [...]
Posted by: mindoversports on: April 11, 2012
Those of you familiar with my Psycho Self-Imagery Principle know that when you are living a lie and your life is in disharmony, you will create negative events in your life. Such was the case with University of Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino. It’s a generally accepted theory that fame and wealth often act as [...]
Posted by: mindoversports on: March 29, 2012
I’ve written about Bill Parcells before but now that he’s being considered to take over the head coaching job of the New Orleans Saints, I believe what I wrote before bears repeating. One of the biggest complaints NFL players have about coaches is that they feel some really don’t care about their personal problems and [...]
Posted by: mindoversports on: March 26, 2012
I don’t get it. Pete Rose bets on baseball games and gets banned from baseball for life. Sean Payton endorses a bounty program among his players that can permanently hurt an opposing player for life, and he gets suspended for a year. Something’s not right here.
Posted by: mindoversports on: March 22, 2012
According to today’s USA Today: “Some current and former players criticized the unnamed whistleblower who tipped off the NFL to New Orleans’ bounty program. Former defensive tackle Warren Sapp identified former Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey as the ‘snitch.’ Shockey denied the charges via Twitter.” If Jeremy Shockey was indeed the “whistleblower” he deserves a [...]