Jeremy Lin: humility with success
It was an incredible eight days of basketball last month as newcomer Jeremy Lin rose from nowhere to stardom. Undrafted, cut from several teams, brought in just to shore up a temporary problem at the New York Nicks, Jeremy was a very unlikely hero. Yet when he got his chance he played like an all-star; […]
X Games Lady Snowboarder Shows Faith
Just a short note. I was watching the Winter X Games last night and saw an awesome win by Kelly Clark on the half-pipe. She did tricks no other girl snowboarder could do and seemed to simply just be having fun rather than competing in one of the most prestigious athletic events of the year. […]
Phillip Rivers and His Catholic Faith
I had always admired San Diego Chargers quarterback as a top-class player and fierce competitor, but I didn’t know until today that he was Catholic and how much his Catholic faith and values mean to him. Way cool!!! (Story here from The National Catholic Register: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/catholic-quarterback-philip-rivers-passes-on-the-faith/) Catholic Quarterback Philip Rivers Passes On the Faith San Diego Chargers’ […]
Tebow’s Crazy Season: Some Lessons
It’s been a pretty cool year for Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. All the NFL experts have continued saying that Tebow cannot play successfully as a quarterback in the NFL. Yet Tebow and the Broncos actually made it to the playoffs and have just pulled off an unlikely victory against the mighty Pittsburg Steelers, […]
Colt McCoy: Beyond Expectations
(October 31, 2011) Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy is only in his second year in the NFL, but he has already surprised many critics by his ability to compete better than most people thought he would. Colt credits his ability to play beyond expectations to his upbringing. He says his parents and his faith have […]
Back from the Dead, with a little help
This is a story about believing in someone even when he makes mistakes. Super Bowl star Plaxico Buress has been on a roller coster ride the last few years. The ride just got even more interesting this week. Hero gone bad For everyone who follows professional football, the name of Plaxico Buress will be forever […]
Stella Yuna Kim: Skating Champion…
During the 2010 Winter Olympics, a South Korean figure skater wowed the judges, won the gold medal, and broke the world record for the highest score. Awestruck by the beauty and perfection of her skills, many people noticed that before skating she made the sign of the cross…
Bradford Begins with the Big Boys
Quarterback Sam Bradford signed with the St. Louis Rams in Summer 2010… but there have been several times in his career when he was not sure if he would even get a chance to play…
Desme Drops the Ball
Oakland Athletics minor league prospect Grant Desme was on fire in 2009. But with his chances of being a major league player now as real and close as the smell of his leather glove, Grant Desme shocked the baseball world…
Xtreme Faith
The X-Games™ have always been the place where over-the-edge athletes throw down adrenaline-pumping stunts that blow the minds of spectators. But a few of these dare-devils have been raising an uncomfortable stir…
