Category Archives: Lessons from Sports

When Did My Faith Become A Job That Sucks?

Posted on August 14, 2012 by tnealtarver

Mitch Elliott looked pretty in pink when I stopped to talk to him. That Sunday afternoon included a lot of firsts. My first visit to Warner Park, home of the Madison Mallards (Doesn’t that name send a chill down your … Continue reading →

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3 Helpful Hints to Doing Your Job Well

Posted on June 8, 2012 by tnealtarver

Caesar, our Brazilian foreign exchange student, slumped and slowed. In his last at bat of the season, he slapped a low line drive to the shortstop who caught the ball and held it up to show the umpire. I said, … Continue reading →

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3 Steps to Connecting What You Know to What You Do

Posted on June 1, 2012 by tnealtarver

Nick slammed into the second baseman and the stadium reacted with stunned silence. A moment later the umpire signaled, “Out!” Then he tossed Nick from the game for unsportsmanlike conduct. The whole scene played out in a matter of moments … Continue reading →

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Asking a Dumb Question Is Better Than No Question At All

Posted on May 17, 2012 by tnealtarver

I said, “So what YouTube video would you recommend?” The man said, “None.” His physical response to my question (picture someone biting into a lemon when he thought it was a peach) suggested I had asked a dumb question. But … Continue reading →

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Do You Know the Number One Rule?

Posted on May 2, 2012 by tnealtarver

I’d forgotten the number one rule. On a Saturday morning, I’d gone to a driving range to hit a bucket of balls. After choosing my bucket size (the middle choice), I went out, set up, and started swinging my big … Continue reading →

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3 Smart Lessons I’ve Learned from Dumb Mistakes

Posted on April 20, 2012 by tnealtarver

As I spoke to our player on first, “Watch the pitcher,” the pitcher he was supposed to watch picked him off. Why? Because the first-base coach (that would be me) distracted his own base runner. Sheesh! I’ve got a lot … Continue reading →

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Your Chance to Brag and My Top 5 Posts in March

Posted on April 3, 2012 by tnealtarver

My friend Chuck and I watched the Kansas-Kentucky college basketball championship game last night. Not exactly a game for the ages, but congratulations to Coach John Calipari and his Wildcats for a game well played. We may not all have … Continue reading →

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Why I Need to Listen to My Wife (and Other Wise People)

Posted on March 2, 2012 by tnealtarver

This sucks. Oh, really? Yes, really. Why do I have to wrestle with doing the right thing? Why can’t I just play basketball, enjoy the exercise, and go home? Why do I have to fight this on-going internal civil war … Continue reading →

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Does Your Competitive Streak Sometimes Kill the Joy of Community?

Posted on February 18, 2012 by tnealtarver

I got greedy. I wanted to end the morning with a win. Let the band strike up, “We Are the Champions,” because we’re marching into the weekend as the victors. We’d won every game of the morning’s basketball session. One … Continue reading →

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4 Truths About Failure and Success

Posted on October 28, 2011 by tnealtarver

Okay, with the World Series going to a decisive winner-takes-all seventh game, let me begin with a trivia question. What record do Barry Bonds, Carlos Beltran, and Nelson Cruz currently share as of Friday morning (a record I hope Cruz … Continue reading →

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