Dream Big Stories
Last updated on June 18th, 2024 at 01:55 pmJust imagine how it feels to stand on top of the podium, a shining medal around your neck, representing your country and years of dedication, hard work, and sacrifice. Few people in the world work as hard as Olympic athletes, who endure grueling training regimens, give up eating favorite foods, and relinquish…
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Last updated on March 29th, 2020 at 05:20 pmJacques Coubertin founded the modern Olympic movement in 1892. He was a French citizen who decided that France’s poor military showing was at least partly a result of a “lack of vigor” on the part of its soldiers. Having determined that exercise and sports were the key to rallying the populace, Coubertin…
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We see them on TV every two years: finely-tuned Olympic athletes attempting to do more than they’ve ever done before. Years of training and preparation are the obvious foundations for their success, but there are other, more subtle practices that set in motion their trajectory towards victory. If we study the successful, especially athletes, we can learn a great deal…
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Last updated on December 1st, 2013 at 08:29 pm While it is true that the living of our American dream is in itself the inspiration for my family’s wanting to be all that we can possible be out here among the several acres of vines, Douglas fir and centuries old oaks, it is great fun and further encouraging to experience…
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Last updated on August 8th, 2012 at 09:03 pm Welcome to Travel Saturday and at the moment the word is all about the London 2012 Olympics. Perhaps you’re lucky enough to be going to the event, and exploring London at the same time? Or perhaps you’ll wait until after the kerfuffle has died down to pursue your London travel dreams?…
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Last updated on December 24th, 2012 at 04:23 pmHave you ever wondered what Olympic products the elite Olympic athletes use to achieve their dreams? Every summer a little girl will watch the Olympics and say, “I want to do that!” This was my reaction when I first saw Nadia Comaneci score a perfect 10 in the 1976 summer Olympics. I was 6 years old, and…
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