Way back in 1997 Belinda Clark carved her place in cricketing history with an astounding performance, becoming the first cricket player in the world to strike a magnificent 200 runs in a One Day International (ODI). Fast forward to the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup. Last week, Glenn Maxwell accomplished a remarkable double century, marking … Continue reading Milestones have no gender
This is an article I first wrote in 2012. I updated it in 2016. More than 10 years since I originally wrote it and in many ways we are further away from any potential appearance at an Olympic Games. Men’s baseball and women’s softball have just been announced for LA28. Baseball-softball is not in the … Continue reading I.just.cant
Normal. Sounds innocent doesn’t it? Sounds like a nice word to describe a safe environment or situation that does not present us with a sense of anxiety or concern. And therein lies the problem. Normal is a misused and dangerous word that needs to be rethought to suit our modern day where anxieties abound because … Continue reading Embrace your normal
In baseball one of the most important things you can do is “layout”. As a definition laying out means you dive for a ball that has been hit just out of your reach when you are standing up. For the non-baseball folk here is an example of laying out. But it’s more than that. Laying … Continue reading Are you willing to layout?
You hear it all the time. Is the glass half full or half empty? I’m a half full kind of person. He’s a half empty kind of person. Bullshit! Whether it’s half full or half empty is irrelevant. It’s what you do with what is in the glass that matters. Don’t praise yourself as positive … Continue reading The half glass phenomenen
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