‘Our Country (USA) Is the Best’
That is a direct quote from Kobe Bryant in an interview this Friday past with NBC’s Chris Collinsworth (download link). I picked up on this story from an opinion piece on the WSJ. The piece mentions that TV commentators keep opining that the Olympics are all about the brotherhood of man, rather than national ambition [...]
Nike SPARQ - My Brand is Better
I recently made a post about Nike understanding what athletes are about. The Cinderella commercial I referenced was about doing whatever, whenever to get where you want to go. The newest commercial is about their Nike SPARQ (Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction, Quickness) training program. To most athletes, SPARQ is nothing new. It is a training [...]
Jordan Clock Tower Commercial - Become Legendary
I was a huge Michael Jordan fan when I was young. I used to try, notice the italics, to imitate him as a kid. I watched the training videos, read the Bios and scraped together what I could on the young Internet. Jordan and Nike have always put together wonderful commercials. [...]
Mentors…Brett Favre
I tend to relate life through sports. I’ve been in some sort of organized sport since I was 5, so athletics have always proved good metaphors for me when I’m trying to bring things into perspective. They teach so many lessons that are transferable through life.
It doesn’t matter if your pinnacle was [...]
