Rick Monday's Greatest Play

Thirty-two years ago today...



h/t QandO & Hot Air

Extreme street football in Mexico

Wow. Amazing skill but these kinds of videos must keep their parents up late at night...

Words to live by...

Either somebody I know is trying to send me a message, with impeccible timing I might add but will explain another day, or the sales department of Men's Health magazine hasn't forgotten me and wants me to renew that subscription which lapsed a long time ago. I say this because I received two issues in the mail the other day without my asking for them. One article in particular caught my eye has some good life lessons from many famous coaches. While I've never been much of an athlete myself, I do know the kind of influence a really good coach can have on people and much of what was in the article I thought was worthy of rememberance. So, here are a few of the better ones:

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but simply the moving on with dignity despite that fear." - Pat Riley, Miami Heat

"Today, you have 100% of your life left." - Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys

"Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good." - Joe Paterno, Penn State

"You can learn a line from a win and a book from a defeat." - Paul Brown, Cincinnati Bengals

"It's not whether you got knocked down. It's wheter you get back up." - Vince Lombardi, Green Bay Packers

"Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful." - John Wooden, UCLA

Navy: Return of the Kings

Be afraid, Army. Be very afraid! Your day of reckoning is drawing near...



GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!

Might as well give up now, Army!

GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY!

Brother Against Brother

For 364 days of the year I have the highest respect for the US Army, but that 1 exceptional day is close at hand when it comes time to say: GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!



Dedicated especially to the Army boys over at QandO and Servicemembers United.

National Geographic: Fight Science

This. Is. So. Effing. Cool.



Combine the deadly skill of the greatest martial arts with the geekiness of science (add a Hollywood touch in computer graphics too of course) and what do you get? Weird science of a kind that reeks of testosterone and sheer coolness. Forget Pokemon. My nephew is going to devour this show so intensely that I'll have to keep reminding him to breathe. Great concept actually, many people who have studied martial arts themselves or at least watched a few movies of that genre have wondered about how real some of the legends are. Wonder no more and watch this awesome documentary. Above is embedded just the trailer, but you can download the full show here or watch it on You Tube (sadly out-of-synch though). Courtesy of iTunes, you can also download some snippets to your iPod here. Enjoy.

U.S.A. Beats Mexico 2-1

Sweet. For all the pendejos who chanted "Osama! Osama!" back in 2004, kiss our gringo asses! Oh yeah, San Jacinto! San Jacinto!