Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week:
“The champion wins first, then walks into the arena. Everybody else walks into the arena and then tries to figure out what to do.”— Jim Fannin
Our roles are not our identity.
The role I love, as much as being a student of life, is growing others.
With the Superbowl behind us and the Winter Olympics underway, we all inevitably focus on the athletes, often failing to recognize that behind every great athlete there is a great coach.
Those that launched us in the early innings of a practice, sport or passion are often forgotten, but this program (below) makes that important intellectual and emotional connection.
This will warm the heart of anyone that has pushed the limits of their potential and been in turn pushed by a committed and caring coach!
Launching Legends:
Olympians stand alone on the podium, but there are many others who helped them make the climb.
Athletes competing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics were asked to name someone from their childhood outside their family who first believed in them before the world knew their name. The Olympians and the heroes they named then had a surprise reunion in the NBC Local series “Launching Legends.”
“It definitely takes a village for anyone to make the Olympic team,” said Renee Hildebrand, a speed skating coach.
Launching Legends: Olympians get surprise visits from mentors – NBC Boston
The Superbowl Game was not that great, but the Half Time Show was an opportunity for National Self-Reflection:
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was many things: a time-traveling journey through the history of Puerto Rico, a statement of Pan-American unity, and a masterpiece of cultural expression. Co-hosts Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are joined by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento — who brings on-the-ground reporting from San Juan — to unpack the symbolism embedded in Bad Bunny’s performance.
Puerto Rico takes the field at the Bad Bunny Super Bowl : Alt.Latino : NPR
A Counterpoint-
$8 million for a mere 30 seconds of airtime during Super Bowl LX!
What would the transformative real-world impact that same investment could achieve if placed in the hands of nonprofits?
Kicking Off for Good: What Nonprofits Could Do with the $8m Cost of a Super Bowl Ad
Here’s to the champion within and to the champions you are creating, both on and off the field!
Please pay it forward with purpose.
Love,
Neville
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“Winners practice until they get it right,
while Champions practice until they can’t get it wrong!”
Happy Soul Food Friday! 