David Romney

Strategic Change Consultant, Leadership and Implementation Coach, Entrepreneurial Advisor, Husband, Father

[David Romney @davidromney]

Brazil talent, but not enough creativity or identity. They still produce great players, but the team doesn’t sing the way Brazil used to. The sad thing is: Brazil used to make the world feel like soccer was art. Now they look like a talented team trying to remember who they are

[David Romney @davidromney]

Brazil just lost to Norway 2–1, and it feels bigger than one game.

For decades, Brazil wasn’t just good at soccer — they were magical. They had world-class stars, but also joy, rhythm, creativity, footwork, passing, and a way of playing that felt different from everyone else.

[David Romney @davidromney]

Modern players leave young for Europe, get shaped by club systems, and become excellent professionals — but maybe less uniquely Brazilian.

So this loss to Norway is symbolic. Norway had structure, discipline, and Haaland-level finishing.

[Hank Smith @hankrsmith]

If you’ve never read David McCullough’s devotional at BYU, it is worth your time, especially today.

https://t.co/oKl0xRb1mO

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

“VAR made their recommendation to the referee based on slow-motion and still replays, which is not aligned with VAR protocols, as these should be used for only point-of-contact purposes in a red card tackle situation. Once at the screen, however, it would have been a surprise if the referee did not send off Balogun considering the pictures he was presented by VAR.”

[Kirk Herbstreit @KirkHerbstreit]

How great is this?

[Galileo @galileowilson]

the US gets dragged online constantly

went to 4 world cup games and it was the opposite of everything people say. ..

unreal atmosphere every match, super well organised, good food, this is the only country where strangers actually compliment you (frequently)

this place is doing extraordinarily well

[Blake Wong 4 ⭐️ 27’ WR @Blake3229]

Home! Let’s go Cougs 🤙🏼

[Mapz @soulflows_F]

In all my years of watching the FIFA World Cup, I’ve never seen anything on this level. The USA is putting on the best World Cup ever. If that bothers you, a retweet would be appreciated. 😎🇺🇸

[3⭐️ Moa Havili @MoaHavili]

🔵COUGAR NATION 🔵

@BYUfootball @kalanifsitake @CoachTyusMoe @Pouha91 @BrandonHuffman @247Sports #COUGARNATION #BYU #TRUEBLUE

[coachkellypoppinga @Coach_Popp]

👀👀👀🔷🔷🔷
Great things happening in Provo!!! More to come!!! Go Cougs!!!

[Fran Fraschilla @franfraschilla]

People criticized @AJ_Dybantsa decision to attend @BYUMBB instead of a blueblood. What did he get out of it?
1. An NBA-experienced head coach who’s coached Booker, KD, etc.
2. NBA player development.
3. NBA strength coach.
4. NBA nutritionist.
5. NBA analytics.
6. Sold out 18,000 seat arena.
7. @Big12Conference comp that will produce up to 15 draft picks Tuesday/Wednesday
8. Played in 4 NBA arenas.
9. NIL bonanza & endorsements.
Any questions?

[Andrew Petiprin @AndrewPetiprin]

The HBO documentary "U.S. Against the World" has helped me appreciate our men's World Cup team a lot more than I did before. Two quick thoughts:

First, I had assumed Pochettino was just a mercenary. And while it does seem like he'll be headed back to a big club job after the WC, the documentary shows how much his heart is in this role of leading the U.S. team. The scene at the beginning of Episode 5, after they lost to Mexico in the Gold Cup last year, really moved me. He cries and tells them that they don't deserve to be treated like the away team every single time they play on their own country's soil. Freaking inspiring. If the team does well at the WC, the biggest reason will be Pochettino. I'm sure of it.

Second, I have been a bit annoyed for the past several years that there are so many celebrated players who have only the loosest ties to the U.S.A. Surely we should rise or fall on the backs of people like Weston McKennie, Chris Richards, Tim Ream, Tyler Adams, and Christian Pulisic who are 100% home grown but have found success in the top leagues like no Americans before them have. The documentary shows that's exactly what's going to happen. Now guys like Tillman and Balogun are the exceptions. Musah isn't even on the team. And one of the coolest things I learned from the documentary is the story of Sergino Dest. He's lived his whole life in the Netherlands, but his father grew up in Brooklyn and served our country in the Vietnam War. His father couldn't be prouder that his boy is wearing the stars and stripes, and it seems Dest is thrilled about it too. Does the son of a war veteran deserve to wear our badge? Hell yes. He mentioned how he plays like a European but he's always had the drive to succeed like an American. I love it.

See, I'm a very open-minded guy.

U.S.A.!!!

[Dr Manhattva @Manhattva]

“Hence we say, that the Constitution of the United States is a glorious standard; it is founded in the wisdom of God. It is a heavenly banner; it is to all those who are privileged with the sweets of liberty, like the cooling shades and refreshing waters of a great rock in a thirsty and weary land. It is like a great tree under whose branches men from every clime can be shielded from the burning rays of the sun.”

-Joseph Smith Jr.

[Deseret News @Deseret]

“The true measure of wealth in life is the people you love and your friends.”

Sen. @MittRomney told Harvard Business School graduates, Wednesday, to prioritize people over careers and focus on success at home.

Read more of his advice for the class of 2026 and the guidance he brought from a Latter-day Saint prophet in the thread below. | By @mariyamanzhos

[Carrie McIntyre | The Relevant Questions @RelevantQuest]

“There comes a time when the general defilement of a society becomes so great that the rising generation is put under undue pressure and cannot be said to have a fair choice between the way of light and the way of darkness.

“When such a point is reached the cup of iniquity is full, and the established order that has passed the point of no return and neither can nor will change its ways must be removed physically and forcibly if necessary from the earth, whether by war, plague, famine, or upheavals of nature.”

—Hugh Nibley, An Approach to the Book of Mormon (1957)

Every dispensation reaches a point when “the cup of iniquity is full,” when the fruit has reached full ripeness and any further delay will only result in spoilage and loss. But there is only one dispensation that will not end in utter destruction—now, the dispensation of the fulness of times.

“Apostasy and destruction of one kind or another was the ultimate fate of every general dispensation we have ever had down through time. But here’s my theory. My theory is that those great men and women, the leaders in those ages past, were able to keep going, to keep testifying, to keep trying to do their best, not because they knew that they would succeed but because they knew that you would. I believe they took courage and hope not so much from their own circumstances as from yours…

“One way or another, I think virtually all of the prophets and early apostles had their visionary moments of our time—a view that gave them courage in their own less-successful eras. Those early brethren knew an amazing amount about us. Prophets such as Moses, Nephi, and the brother of Jared saw the latter days in tremendously detailed vision. Some of what they saw wasn’t pleasing, but surely all those earlier generations took heart from knowing that there would finally be one dispensation that would not fail.

“Ours, not theirs, was the day that gave them ‘heavenly and joyful anticipations’ and caused them to sing and prophesy of victory. Ours is the day, collectively speaking, toward which the prophets have been looking from the beginning of time, and those earlier brethren are over there still cheering us on! In a very real way, their chance to consider themselves fully successful depends on our faithfulness and our victory.”

—Jeffrey R. Holland, Terror, Triumph, and a Wedding Feast, 2004

Our ending will not be the same, but the signs surely will be. Pay attention! The Lord is telling you what’s coming.