There are several components that have to do with winning athleticism. Genetics and an aptitude for coordination and athleticism definitely helps. Without athletic talent, it’s much harder for athletes to win.
The psychological components of winning and losing are more elusive:
*Some people would rather win than be happy. They will stop at nothing. These people […]

The Super Bowl has become family entertainment where it was once he-man/cave-man entertainment. This means that there are more women and children watching the Super Bowl, more Super Bowl parties, and more people watching the Super Bowl, period. If you were an entertainer, wouldn’t you want this audience for your own?
There are two kinds […]

Okay, ladies, he’s as good as comatose for the length of the game. You can:
1. Make a buffet and invite his friends over and feign interest.
2. Have a “back room party” for your girlfriends while the guys are grunting at the plasma screen.
3. Go for a massage and a pedicure.
4. Shop.
5. Take a golf lesson […]

People become friends because they have interests in common and/or they have schedules in common which cause them to spend time in the same place together. That’s why it’s easy for fans to become friends. Sitting on the bleachers or in the stands with a stranger, rooting for a common goal, for an hour or […]

Can a negative atmosphere actually make a player (or a team) worse?
There are two challenges of the game. The first is athletic ability, and once you teach form and game rules, there’s not a whole lot you can do to make a person more or less athletic or able. They’re shooters or they’re not […]

Many colleges and universities give sports scholarships — for obscure sports.
* Do your homework and find out what the college you’re interested in needs in terms of athletes.
* Women’s golf, for instance, is a big competitive sport at some colleges, and the number of women competing for these scholarships is way, way, way […]