Being an Elite Athlete: "It Looks Like Peace, But It's War."

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Being an Elite Athlete: "It Looks Like Peace, But It's War."
ballerblogger ballerblogger posted 6/23/2008 from myespn.go.com [flag]
Pick a successful NBA player. Almost anyone. Chauncey Billups, Kevin Garnett, Steve Nash ... they have all had unbelievable bumps in very long roads. And they are all A-List athletes today because, unlike most people, they did not let those bumps knock them off course. Looking for that quality, in a morning workout, is like picking who's going to win a marathon based on watching people line up [link]

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NBA Draft: Anything But Scientific
Published 6/23/2008 by Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
From Henry Abbot of True Hoop :“Pick a successful NBA player. Almost anyone. Chauncey Billups, Kevin Garnett, Steve Nash … they have all had unbelievable bumps in very long roads. And they are all A-List athletes today because, unlike most people, they did not let those bumps knock them off course. Looking for that quality, in a morning workout, is like picking who’s going to win a marathon based on watching people line up at the starting line. It’s some information. But not much.” [ ...

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