- To me the most important characteristic is discipline. It’s the characteristic that develops all the others that you need. If you’re going to be successful at this, you need the discipline to sacrifice short term pleasure for long term gain, persist for a very long time against seemingly insurmountable obstacles and shoulder a whole lot of criticism and pressure along the way. The rewards though are great.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
A Key Character Trait For Life
Name a specific characteristic a person needs to have to become successful?
You Tell Em' Kevin!
Kevin Durant on increased price of his shoes: ‘I’m not a $88 player’
Kevin Durant’s KD9 Nike shoe was released late in June, available to the public for $150. While it is $30 cheaper than the KD8 that came before it, the most recent version of Durant’s shoe is still far pricier than what it used to be.
Durant and Nike began selling the shoe at an affordable $88, and actually dropped the price down to $85 for the KD2 and KD3 releases. Then, the price began to climb, all the way to $180 for the KD8.
When asked about this in a recent press conference, Durant was pretty blunt.
“As humbly as I can say it, I’m not a $88 player,” Durant said. “I’m an elite player in the league. I wanted everything to be affordable, but I knew we had to sacrifice some stuff. I just wanted the fans of the brand and of the shoe to just stay patient with me. And stay patient with who I am as a player, and the level I was trying to go to.”
(SI.com)
Kevin Durant’s KD9 Nike shoe was released late in June, available to the public for $150. While it is $30 cheaper than the KD8 that came before it, the most recent version of Durant’s shoe is still far pricier than what it used to be.
Durant and Nike began selling the shoe at an affordable $88, and actually dropped the price down to $85 for the KD2 and KD3 releases. Then, the price began to climb, all the way to $180 for the KD8.
When asked about this in a recent press conference, Durant was pretty blunt.
“As humbly as I can say it, I’m not a $88 player,” Durant said. “I’m an elite player in the league. I wanted everything to be affordable, but I knew we had to sacrifice some stuff. I just wanted the fans of the brand and of the shoe to just stay patient with me. And stay patient with who I am as a player, and the level I was trying to go to.”
(SI.com)
Good News For Speed Freaks
Bonneville Speed Week set to return in August
The salt is good, the show must go on, etc.
After being canceled in 2014 and 2015, there's finally some good news surrounding Bonneville Speed Week. Enthusiasts looking to get their names etched into history with high-speed machines will, hopefully, be able to go flat out on Bonneville's Salt Flats in August. The news comes from an update from June 28 on the Southern California Timing Association'swebsite by SCTA President and Race Director Bill Lattin and Bonneville Nationals Inc. Chairman Pat McDowell.
"As of right now we have an 8-Mile Long Course, a 5-Mile Short Course and a 3-Mile Rookie Course," claims the update. "Course Prep is in motion and the 5-Mile & 3-Mile courses have been groomed." Last year, the SCTA could only find 2.25 miles of safe salt to race on. However, the organization is confident that the available grounds are good to go. "The SCTA is confident that the courses are all good and there is salt all the way down."
The Bonneville Speed Week was canceled for the past two years because of the poor condition of the salt. The SCTA and BNI have worked closely together over the years with the Bureau of Land Management to protect and return the slat flats to its race-ready condition. The program is part of a larger initiative that is referred to asSave the Salt.
(AutoBlog.com)
The salt is good, the show must go on, etc.
After being canceled in 2014 and 2015, there's finally some good news surrounding Bonneville Speed Week. Enthusiasts looking to get their names etched into history with high-speed machines will, hopefully, be able to go flat out on Bonneville's Salt Flats in August. The news comes from an update from June 28 on the Southern California Timing Association'swebsite by SCTA President and Race Director Bill Lattin and Bonneville Nationals Inc. Chairman Pat McDowell.
"As of right now we have an 8-Mile Long Course, a 5-Mile Short Course and a 3-Mile Rookie Course," claims the update. "Course Prep is in motion and the 5-Mile & 3-Mile courses have been groomed." Last year, the SCTA could only find 2.25 miles of safe salt to race on. However, the organization is confident that the available grounds are good to go. "The SCTA is confident that the courses are all good and there is salt all the way down."
The Bonneville Speed Week was canceled for the past two years because of the poor condition of the salt. The SCTA and BNI have worked closely together over the years with the Bureau of Land Management to protect and return the slat flats to its race-ready condition. The program is part of a larger initiative that is referred to asSave the Salt.
(AutoBlog.com)
1 Of The Most Obscure NCAA Rules Violations Ever
Alabama self-reported improper trophy placement as an NCAA violation
Did you know that there are NCAA rules regarding the display of trophies?
Alabama
released its list of self-reported violations for the 2015-2016 year on
Sunday and one of the violations is because the school improperly
displayed a trophy during a recruiting visit. Seriously.
Five of the 19 reported violations involved the football team. Here are the five football violations:
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A trophy was “temporarily placed in an an area where prospects taking
an official visit would be, which resulted in an impermissible
recruiting decoration of that area.” Alabama said it provided
“additional rules education for staff” and it “declared prospects
involved ineligible until reinstated by NCAA.
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