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EXTRA EFFORT WHEN IT MATTERS

August 5, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Extra effort often gives a big win in sports, at work, in life. Or you get lucky. After a big win you don’t need to do anything extra. So why do people ask, “What’s next?” after a big victory?

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PERFORMANCE PRESSURE SELF INFLICTED

April 29, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Performance pressure starts with doubt. Will you be good enough? Have you trained to win? Can you do it? These are the same questions asked when people decide to get married.

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WORTHY ENOUGH: OREGON DUCKS

November 24, 2023 by David Gillaspie

The Oregon Ducks were worthy enough in 2011 against a team with suspicious recruiting. Maybe not so worthy against another team with suspicious recruiting in 2015 Today NIL money cures all of the suspicious recruiting. And Oregon is more than worthy enough.

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GOLD WATCH OR GOLD MEDAL

April 2, 2023 by David Gillaspie

This gold watch was once the most desired piece of jewelry on any wrist. If you didn’t wear a Seiko watch, who were you? This one came from San Antonio, Texas after the owner whipped the strongest man he’d ever met in arm wrestling. After that it was a gold medal.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Baby Boomers, basketball, better man, bigger picture, blogger, boomerpdx, cheating, competition, cut throat, gold medal, gold watch, losers, Olympics, sports, sportsmanship, winners

DON’T CARE, OR CARE, THERE IS NO TRY

January 28, 2023 by David Gillaspie

If you don’t care about something, stay off the soapbox. Save your big talk for something you care about, we’ll figure out the rest. Once you’ve been around the block a few times it gets easier to care than not care. Why, you ask?

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SPORTS TALK: “SO WHAT? NOW WHAT”

December 14, 2022 by David Gillaspie

“So what,” is sports talk when things take a turn for the worse. And keep getting worse. Then comes the, “Now what,” part. Do you ride it on down, or . . . ?

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SOCIAL COMPETITION: WHERE’S THE SCOREBOARD?

June 26, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Social competition follows a different set of rules than sports. Sports take preparation and executing a plan. Then there’s the scoreboard. It explains the difference between winners and losers with few questions.

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JOB APPLICATION: IT NEVER ENDS, NOR SHOULD IT

May 18, 2022 by David Gillaspie

An election is a job application. Win an election and you get the job. Lose an election? Then what? Nixon is a good example.

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LOSER LESSONS FOR A LIFETIME OF HOPE

May 13, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Loser lessons make good winners. The trick is finding context. The particular context is knowing you’re not a lifetime loser because of a few events that didn’t turn our your way. I’ve had a few, you’ve had a few. Anyone who says they haven’t had a few are only lying to themselves. Some loser lessons […]

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COMPETITION QUESTIONS FOR THE NON-COMPETITIVE

April 8, 2021 by David Gillaspie

Competition questions start before you realize there’s even a competition happening. One of my favorites: “Do you even lift, bro?” It’s usually asked by a mid-forties man in a workout costume. It’s completed by an undershirt that looks like something out of a lady’s drawer. When it’s a question asked by a guy with greased […]

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