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SKOL VIKINGS, Part 2: No Early Celebrations

There is a great tendency in life to celebrate a victory as early as possible – even before victory is … More

Football, Peace, SKOL Vikings, Sports, Vikings, Winning

SKOL VIKINGS!

Skol Vikings, let’s win this game, Skol Vikings, honor your name, Go get that first down, Then get a touchdown. … More

Family, Football, Friends, Sports, Sports Memorbilia, Vikings

UPDATE: A Peek Inside BYU’s Athletic Budget

True confessions: I’m a frustrated BYU football fan. Performance on the field is only one of the issues, but I’ll … More

Athletic Budget, Athletics, Bowl Economics, BYU, BYU Football, Football, Sports, Transparency

Being Nice

My wife, Katie, may be the nicest person in the world. Occasionally, usually when she is in pain, she may … More

Friends, Kindness, Nice, Sports, Timberwolves

But Seriously: What I Learned From John McEnroe

“Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis seventeen times in a row.” – Vitas Gerulaitis after his victory over Jimmy Connors following sixteen … More

Books, challenges, Honesty, McEnroe, Sports, Tennis

QB: What I Learned From Steve Young

I’ve been blessed more than I deserve. Talent (or luck) will only get me so far – the rest is … More

Books, BYU Football, Family, Football, Friends, Sports, Steve Young

March Madness: The NCAA

It’s early April, and I’m sick.  It’s 25 years ago, the NCAA Final Four is in Minneapolis, and my Dad … More

Athletic Budget, Athletics, Basketball, Friends, March Madness, NCAA, NCAA Championship, Sports, Sports Memorbilia

Why I’m Optimistic About The Future (Hint: It’s Not Twitter)

Yesterday I caused my first Twitter furor. Like many, I’m a nobody on Twitter (fewer than 100 followers).  I’ve lurked … More

BYU, BYU Football, James, Optimism, Sports, Thomas, Twitter

The Big Ticket: What I Learned From Kevin Garnett

It suddenly got very dusty in my room today when I read the news out of Minnesota that Kevin Garnett … More

Basketball, Hard Work, Kevin Garnett, Mentoring, Minnesota, Passion, Sports, Timberwolves

Irrational Expectations: Football & Investments

“Public Announcement: I’m a value investor and now buying all stock on the @Vikings Bradford bandwagon. I’m buying in size!” – Actual tweet from me on 9/3/2016

Expectations, Markets, Sports, Sports Memorbilia, Vikings
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