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Articles by Christina Silies
To The Coach Who Took Away My Confidence
"The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure." As a coach, you have a wide variety of players. You have your slow players, your fast players. You have the ones that are good at defense. You have the ones that are good at offense. You have the ones who would choose to drive and dish and you have the ones that would rather shoot the three. You have the people who set up the plays and you have the people who finish them.
Everything The Student Athlete Loses When They Move On From Sports
"The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure." As a coach, you have a wide variety of players. You have your slow players, your fast players. You have the ones that are good at defense. You have the ones that are good at offense. You have the ones who would choose to drive and dish and you have the ones that would rather shoot the three. You have the people who set up the plays and you have the people who finish them.
5 American Olympians, One Really Big Problem
On August 11, Simone Manuel became the first African American ever to medal in an individual swimming event at the Olympics. She took home gold in a tie with Canadian Penny Oleksiak in the women's 100-meter freestyle, and set an Olympic record in the process. To put that in perspective, that’s 120 years without an African American victory. The image of Manuel’s hand clasped over her mouth in disbelief at the race’s conclusion will be forever associated with that night.
Muhammad Ali Was A Fighter Both In And Out Of The Ring
Last week, we lost quite possibly, boxing’s biggest name-- Muhammad Ali. Born Cassius Clay, this Louisville, Kentucky resident turned into the sport’s face, and for many people remains that face even a generation removed from his last fight. On Friday, thousands of mourners lined the streets of Louisville to pay their respects as Ali’s remains traversed the city. Some children--much too young to remember Ali’s accomplishments in the ring--ran alongside the hearse as it passed by.
Kaepernick Sat Because He Had No Choice
"The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure." As a coach, you have a wide variety of players. You have your slow players, your fast players. You have the ones that are good at defense. You have the ones that are good at offense. You have the ones who would choose to drive and dish and you have the ones that would rather shoot the three. You have the people who set up the plays and you have the people who finish them.
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