Category: Sports
Public Speaking: Overcoming Nervousness and Controlling Your Adrenaline Rush
If you can speak, you can improve your public speaking. What is your passion? When giving a presentation, think about how it will lead you to what makes you happy. Perhaps use a story about what you like to do best to describe what you are trying to say. Relate what you are trying to…
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5 quick and easy tips to lose weight
Looking for weight loss tips to help you lose weight fast or weight loss tips to keep it off forever? There is a big difference. It’s tempting to go for the first type of tip. Looking for shortcuts and quick results is just part of human nature. The problem is that you will return to…
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Score a touchdown and win the game with the new football finance book
What do you think would happen if most people spent as much time planning their retirement and investments each year as they did watching soccer? I suspect we would all have a lot more money, be better prepared for retirement, and maybe even buy Super Bowl tickets every year. Steve Roberts, with nearly twenty years…
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Sexy cougars on the prowl: how to catch your cub and eat it.
So, you’re a woman, 40 something older, single or divorced, and you almost remember saying goodbye to your sex life at some point during the millennium celebrations. Well wake up darling, a surprise awaits you! Things are about to change. Did you know that the first women men fantasize about sexually are at least 10…
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Humanitarianism: a recurring theme in Michael Jackson’s music and videos
Humanitarianism, as it was cast from the strings of Michael Jackson’s heart, became a recurring theme in his lyrics, his videos, and his public persona. Jackson’s songs like “We Are The World”, “Man In The Mirror” and “Heal The World” convey his interest in humanitarianism, equality and world peace. In 1985, Jackson co-wrote with Lionel…
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Did you know that yogurt helps bacterial vaginosis?
If you’re like most women, you’ve probably experienced at least one case of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in your life. If you haven’t, consider yourself extremely lucky. Bacterial vaginosis is not a picnic and its symptoms include an unpleasant fishy smell, as well as itching, burning, and perhaps even a green or yellow discharge. Instead of…
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The Dick Leftridge Story: A Forgotten or Simply Ignored Pioneer
Quick, raise your hand, how many of you have heard of Dick Leftridge before today? I must confess that I never heard of Mr. Leftridge until recently, when his son Jack Richard Leftridge Jr. contacted me. The younger namesake is on a quest to have his father’s name and accomplishments remembered and duly recognized in…
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Are you ready for the risks of becoming a professional sports photographer?
When NBA player LeBron James cut his head off falling on a photographer during Game 4 of the NBA Finals, it was simply an accident and part of the game. However, no one seemed concerned about the photographer. Even my first thought was “I hope the photographer has a rubber lens cover over his lens.”…
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Need for LA: Middle infielders need more than half a season to work together on a championship team
Across the baseball world, writers and experts applaud the Dodgers acquisitions. At the trade deadline, Los Angeles landed two veteran All-Stars to improve their midfielder, in the hopes that this duo would lead last year’s National League champions to their first World Series title since 1986. Brian Dozier, who recently set a record for home…
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Darren Lockyer – The greatest rugby player of all time?
One of Brisbane’s best is to firmly throw in the towel and Darren Lockyer fans around the world are sure to miss their idol on the field. After rejecting an offer from the Widnes Vikings to join the Super League, Lockyer announced his retirement from the National Rugby League and 2011 will be his last…
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