The Thin Line Between Failure and Greatness (part 7)

(Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6) Rivelino had a post the other day called Rethinking Everything, where talked about how he never skipped school in high school, and ended it with posing the following question: Probably best to live within the system until 22? It was an interesting question, and when I thought [...]

The Thin Line Between Failure and Greatness (part 6)

(Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) It’s hard not to compare yourself to your friends.  And, wonder why some people failed or succeeded.  Wonder why they are where they are now. I look at one of my best friends in high school, Sir Isaac, and I can’t help but think about it.  All through [...]

The Thin Line Between Greatness and Failure (part 5)

(Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) I was at a party a couple of weeks ago, and I ran into a girl from middle school.  She was always cute, and she’s still skinny (thank god!).  She says to me, “How have you been?  Are you still doing [redacted]?” “No, I haven’t done [...]

The Thin Line Between Greatness and Failure (part 4)

(Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) This isn’t just about sports, but about life. Sports bares a lot of similarities with life, and in my mind, I think sports serves as an underlying metaphor for almost anything, really.  Not the least bit of which is game. It’s been a tough year for me, if you haven’t [...]

The Thin Line Between Greatness and Failure (part 3)

(Previously: Part 1, Part 2) This whole notion could be applied to me.  Myself.  My views of my self. I always expected so much out of myself.  It started with sports, first I was going to be major league baseball player someday.  Then, I struggled as a batter, but I made up for it by [...]

The Thin Line Between Greatness and Failure (part 2)

(Previously: Part 1) I woke up the next day and started reading, Moneyball, a book my brother had just brought home for me over Thanksgiving without realizing overlap that would have with my previous night’s thoughts. Moneyball is a story largely about Billy Beane.  Specifically about what he did as GM of the Oakland A’s [...]

The Thin Line Between Greatness and Failure (Part 1)

The other night I watched the ESPN 30 for 30 film: The Best That Never Was, which was about Marcus Dupree, the talented high school running back, who starred at the University of Oklahoma as a Freshman.  He was supposed to be the next Jim Brown. He’s a truck driver now…. It made me think, [...]