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: January 19, 2012
I read in today’s newspaper that New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning missed part of Wednesday’s practice session with an illness that coach Tom Coughlin called “a stomach bug, hopefully a 24-hour deal.” Though it’s possible Eli has some kind of flu bug, it’s also possible that he is allergic to MSG (monosodium glutamate) and [...]
Posted by: mindoversports on: January 10, 2012
Here’s something in the little-known fact department. Willie Keeler was an old major league baseball player who played from 1892 – 1910 and is in the Baseball Hall of Fame. His last year in the majors was spent with the New York Giants. He was the smallest man ever to play major league baseball (some [...]
Posted by: mindoversports on: January 9, 2012
I read in today’s newspaper that Bill Parcells “moved one step closer to Canton on Saturday when the Pro Football Hall of Fame released a list of 15 modern-era finalists for enshrinement that included the Super Bowl-winning coach.” By way of background, one of the biggest complaints NFL players have about coaches is that they [...]
Posted by: mindoversports on: September 2, 2010
In the world of sports there are many athletes who are dealing with depression but few are willing to step forward and acknowledge it. When they do, and receive help, it can have a powerful positive effect not only on their performance in their sport but in their personal lives as well. A case in [...]