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Grenada’s stellar showing at the Olympics
Grenada lies in the South Eastern Caribbean and is known as the “Island of Spice”. It is one of the largest producers of nutmeg and mace, an impressive achievement given that the country has a landmass of 344 square kilometer, … Continue reading
What exactly is success?
Ranked by ESPN as the greatest coach of all time, across all sports, John Wooden led UCLA to a record number of wins and has mentored legends like Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Bill Walton. In this TED talk, The Coach … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Psychology, Strategy
Tagged coaching, excellence, john wooden, sports
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Selfish to hit the top, selfless to stay there
This piece of insightful analysis – that you have to be selfish to hit the top, and then become selfless if you want to stay there – comes from none other than the legendary basketball player Michael Jordan. Since corporate … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Worklife
Tagged achievement, careers, life, michael jordan, sports, Strategy, Team, tendulkar
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Why the improbable keeps happening in cricket?
47 for 1 at lunch on day two and South Africa are sitting pretty. Archrival Australia has been bowled out for 284, a 100 more than they should have got, but then that’s cricket. At this stage if you had … Continue reading
A Gentlemen’s game falls into disrepute
In the case involving three Pakistani cricketers, Justice (Sir) Jeremy Lionel Cooke said at the sentencing, “The image and integrity of what was once a game, but is now a business is damaged in the eyes of all”. In a … Continue reading
