RedMetzPhoto (Micah)

Candid Event Photography

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

When I was younger I assumed whatever my “calling” was, it would be something that came easy to me. I was completely wrong.

My photography is incredibly challenging to me. The difference is I care about it enough to work through the challenges.

[Pat Forde @ByPatForde]

Column: The subject heading was "Believe." What followed was a to-the-tenth-of-a-second plan for Katie Ledecky to set a world record nine years after she did it the last time. One of the greatest performances in the history of the sport happened Saturday. https://t.co/AR3LhX1DKz

[Bromine Zaddy @lukapark]

Alex Walsh leaves behind one of the most insane set of stats in NCAA history…she’s just tooooo OP.

23x NCAA Champion (9x Ind)
35x All-American (most in history)
32x ACC Champion (most in history)
5x NCAA Record holder
👑👑👑

[RedMetzPhoto (Micah) @RedMetzPhoto]

Last week I had the opportunity to help deliver a @ReliableConst dump truck to the @AACountySchools diesel students at #CATNorth for their students to repair! Shoutout to #JonathanKosicki & #EasternExcavating for their help with the move!

[RedMetzPhoto (Micah) @RedMetzPhoto]

@EdRussoWX Agreed!!

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

This is a cool look at how all the drone shots of sports venues are being produced. If you have seen one of these over the last few years, there's a good chance that @JayByrdFilms and his team did it. They are the best.

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

Frances Tiafoe: “I’m the son of immigrant parents from Sierra Leone. When I was a kid, my dad got a construction job at College Park Tennis Club in 1999, a new tennis academy in the D.C. area. While my dad worked, I picked up the game during nights and weekends at the facility when the other kids weren’t around. I’d hit against the wall by myself, mimicking techniques I had seen older boys at the academy do. I’d imagine I was playing against Rafa or Roger in the U.S. Open, that those guys were just on the other side of the wall.⁠
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Eventually, I was accepted into the academy, and the rest is history....⁠
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I like to tell everybody that I didn’t choose tennis, tennis chose me — that I was built to play this sport — but that didn’t make it any easier for me. When I told people that I wanted to grow up to be a tennis player, they laughed at me.⁠
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My dad has always been supportive, but he was laughing, too. (‘If you want to do it, then do it!’ he’d tell me). My mom actively did not want me to play professionally. She and I fought about the decision for years, even after I turned pro and started making a little money — all she wanted for me and Franklin was for us to go to college, and I had earned my ticket anywhere I wanted to go. She had a hard time wrapping her head around that. On top of all of that, every kid I played with or against had more than me and would never have to worry about money or whether they’d be able to go to college.⁠
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I realized early that I could either sit there and be sad about my situation.... or use it as a way out. I look at it like this: Your parents are your parents. You came up how you came up. You can’t change that. What I could control though was how hard I worked. I knew I had an ability to help my family and my community in a way that my peers at the academy couldn’t. For me, there was so much more at stake.⁠
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Tennis was my way out.⁠
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I know it’s a cliché to say, ‘There isn’t anything you can’t do if you believe,’ but that’s something I subscribe to, even if it’s corny. But the way I see it, it’s all about going out and doing what you believe you can. That’s the hard part.” https://t.co/deSoyyXd2w

[Dan Orlovsky @danorlovsky7]

Read 🎯
@USALacrosseMag

[Ed Russo @EdRussoWX]

@EdKrassen My college economics class taught:

“The job of the Federal Reserve is to control inflation.”

Then the very next line in my notes said:

“The main cause of inflation is the Federal Reserve System’s monetary practice.”

😂

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Red Bull's pit crew put on a show last weekend.

Twenty-five people worked within a confined space to change eight tires on two different cars in a combined 3.9 seconds.

Vertstappen's time: 1.9 seconds
Perez’s time: 2.0 seconds

Incredible teamwork.

[Jack Little @jacklitt1e]

This is my reflection of what I learned from my time at Arizona State 2 years before winning an NCAA title + Research I’ve seen on developing expert teams.

[Dave DiCello @DaveDiCello]

It's been a crazy 24 hours for colorful skies over #Pittsburgh, and this morning's sunrise was another stunner. I was able to stop at three different spots, as the color lasted so long, but the view from the Mr. Rogers statue is my favorite. An amazing morning for sure.

[Pat Forde @ByPatForde]

Column: Step away from the college sports bubble, and you get a dose of perspective on the ridiculous nature of Florida State’s power play — and all the money grabs that came before it. Too much is never enough. https://t.co/o2GtWtFI8v

[Herbie Behm @SirHerb_the3rd]

This is one of the most useful pages in the swimming world. Underwater videos from literally hundreds of world champions.

The videos are a bit dated but super valuable nonetheless!

https://t.co/DP1xYInucQ

[Kendall Baker @kendallbaker]

This from Padraig Harrington should be required viewing for parents. Some really great advice.

[Jack Little @jacklitt1e]

Performance-Driven Athletics: Rethinking Training Philosophies

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Average athletes chase stats. Great athletes chase championships and let the stats come naturally.

[Kyle Sockwell @kylesockwell]

I dream of a world where every NCAA swim meet is produced as well as this…

[Vincent Ledvina @Vincent_Ledvina]

The March 23, 2023 severe geomagnetic storm... revisited in timelapse - 3400+ photos over 7 hours combined into a 30 fps movie.
Sit back and enjoy the best night of aurora I have ever seen in my life.
These photos took almost 20 hours to render on my computer.

[RedMetzPhoto (Micah) @RedMetzPhoto]

@EdRussoWX Good to know. Thanks Ed.