The Minnesota Twins released David Ortiz because they didn’t want to pay him around $2 million.
The Red Sox signed him for $1.25 million.
Boston then got 541 career HRs, 3 World Series titles, and Big Papi.
One of the greatest bargains in sports history.
You may not know about this story, but former NFL QB Teddy Bridgewater went back to his high school to be head coach and was suspended a year for using his own money to pay for his underprivileged players' Uber rides, meals, and athletic recovery services. DeSantis signed a law allowing coaches to use $15k of their own money for underprivileged kids.
Marcus Freeman shares a message on focus and why the future is a distraction.
"You waste time daydreaming about an uncertain future. Who cares."
"Stop wasting time on things that don't matter. The future's uncertain so focus on being the best version of you today. That's all that matters."
No one wins tomorrow.
They win today - one rep, one habit at a time.
"Focus on being the best version of you and the rest will take care of itself."
Focus on giving your best and what you can control.
Because anything else is going to be a distraction.
(🎥 @tbhorka)
Mike Tirico told me his secret.
It wasn't talent.
It wasn't luck.
It was what he does on every flight home.
A few years ago, I met him at a restaurant bar in Indianapolis during the Big Ten tournament. One of the biggest voices in sports.
He didn't lead with his résumé. He introduced himself. He asked questions. He cared about every person in the room before anyone cared about him.
Eventually, I asked him what made him great.
He said after every game he calls, on the flight home, he pulls up the broadcast and watches it back.
Listens to his own voice. Hunts for the misses. The dead air. The calls he wishes he could have over.
Every game. Twenty-plus years in.
He wasn't born world-class. He worked his way there one flight at a time.
The best in any room are usually the ones still grading themselves the hardest.
World-class isn't a personality.
It's a habit.
37,369 American flags have been planted on Boston Common ahead of Memorial Day.
Every single flag represents a Massachusetts service member who gave their life defending our country, from the Revolutionary War to today.
Curt Cignetti shares a universal truth about habits and consequences.
"In life - you got freedom of choice, but not freedom of consequence."
"First you form your habits, then your habits form you."
Every choice and action you take compounds. The small decisions you make daily - preparation, work ethic, and how you respond - those become your habits.
And over time, those habits become your identity.
You're free to choose. But the consequences of those choices aren't optional.
Your habits are shaping who you become.
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NFL legend Tom Brady cracks a joke about his former Patriots head coach, Bill Belichick, while giving the commencement address at Georgetown University.
"Challenge yourself with ideas that are uncomfortable and people who push you to be your very best, even if one of those people is a cranky old coach who cuts the sleeves off his sweatshirt and screams at you all day."
“Your character will take you further than your resume. Continue to be kind. Continue to be humble.”
NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal shares an inspiring message with graduates during Louisiana State University’s commencement ceremony after receiving his own master’s degree from LSU.
The Hall of Famer laid out five key rules for the graduates to live by, emphasizing resilience, humility, and continuous learning.
O’Neal encouraged students to keep learning, embrace failure as motivation, and understand that persistence is essential to achieving success.
I'm convinced @DukeWBB Coach Kara Lawson is one of the best leaders in sports. This clip on urgency, growth not being linear, and the idea that there is no finish line is superb:
🥱 Need It > Want It. The people who win aren’t always the most gifted, they’re the ones who refuse to look away from what’s required RIGHT NOW. They stay present with the hard, the boring, and the uncomfortable, and they attack anyway. Wanting shows up when it’s convenient; needing shows up when it costs you something.
📈📉 Growth isn’t a straight line. There will be peaks that tempt your ego and valleys that test your belief. Real leadership is keeping your urgency and sharpness intact through all of it. Trusting that consistency is what will carry you through. Don't let your own impatience with stagnancy take your spirit.
🏁 There is no finish line where you finally get to coast, only new levels that ask more of you. Better is a direction, not a destination. The “ceiling” you feel is often just an imaginary story you’ve told yourself about what’s possible. Growth asks for the endurance to keep going and the humility to treat every day, every season, every year as another chance to get better.
Bring urgency to the way you show up every day. Don't ever give up on your own growth. 🌱