Typically when you hear the term “three outs” as a sports metaphor, your mind immediately thinks of baseball: “Three strikes and you’re out!” This metaphor generally means that you have three shots at making a mistake and then you’re in trouble. While this usage can come in handy quite often, I now like John Wooden’s […]
As Proverbs 27:17 states, iron sharpens iron. This is by far one of the most quoted bible verses in all of sports. This is because it’s a fact that to be the best you must test yourself against the best. However, there is a counterpoint to this thinking I believe goes ignored far too often. […]
Wrestling is one of the few sports in which getting third feels better than getting second. I’ve been on both sides as a parent and wrestler, and unquestionably this is a fact. You can look at any podium picture from a state wrestling tournament. 9 times out of 10, the third place wrestler looks happier […]