These are quotes which stood out to me, possibly for use in a sermon someday. Their presence here does not mean I agree with them, it merely shows that I might want to reference them later. The default view is five random selections. Use the tag list on the right to view all quotes relevant to that theme.
I thought Tiger Woods was crazy. What in the world did
he have in his mind anyway?
Here is the man who dominated the pro-golf world, who
had won the prestigious Masters, who was blasting 300
yard drives, hitting crisp iron shots at the pins, like
shooting darts, and draining putts from every spot on
the green. Here is the man who had already won
several million dollars in prize money, who had gained
over sixty million bucks from endorsements, and was
being hailed as the next Jack Nicklaus.
Now...this man...on top of the golf world...takes time
out to...change the way he swung the golf club! Was he
out of his mind? When asked, Wood replied, "I wasn't
in the greatest of positions on my swing. Because my
timing was great, I got away with it. But I wondered how
I could contend in tournaments where my timing was
off. The answer was 'no.' I wanted to change that."
He phoned his old coach, Butch Harmon, and said he
wanted to rebuild his swing. The two of them went to
work, pounding a zillion golf balls on the practice range,
reviewing tapes of Woods' swing, and, slowly but surely,
reforming the way this brilliant golfer manipulated the
club.
So? So this year of 2000, Woods simply won 3 of the
4 majors. And more money than he can ever spend.
The best wanted to get better! That, to me, is the legacy
of Tiger Woods.
id: 1129 | source: Dan Betzer | tags: Excellence, Golf, Practice
Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today, because if you enjoy it today you can do it again tomorrow. -- James A. Michener
id: 2343 | source: Anonymous | tags: Discipline, Procrastination
It is gruesome to watch modern 'historians' distort and invent facts to project the promiscuity, immorality and inconsistency of today's culture on the principled patriots of colonial America. One can only wonder if they simply cannot tolerate a good example. Too many historians have taken Mark Twain's comical quip, "There's nothing so disgusting as a good example," and turned it into a mission statement.
By: John Ashcroft
Source: Lesson from a Father to His Son, 1998, Thomas Nelson, pg 104
"Noah was the first person to plant vineyards and drink wine and get drunk," [Darren Aronofsky] says admiringly. "It's there in the Bible - it was one of the first things he did when he reached land. There was some real survivor's guilt going on there. He's a dark, complicated character."