Category Archives: Sport

Positive parenting

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Kerry Packer, Australian super-gambler

It is reported that Packer won over $33 million in a week playing at the MGM Grand Casino instantly making him one of the most famous Australian gamblers. Another one of his famous wins came while playing a high-stakes game … Continue reading

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Poetry in motion

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A Professor of Philosophy and Naomi Campbell meet Mike Tyson

“Two years before his (A J Ayer) death1…he managed…. To rescue the supermodel Naomi Campbell from the unwanted attentions of Mike Tyson. Tyson informed Ayer, in rather strong words, he was the world heavyweight champion. Ayer replied, and I am … Continue reading

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Extreme Toe Wrestling

An international toe wrestling competition returned to Derbyshire….The World Toe Wrestling Championship took place at the Bentley Brook Inn in Fenny Bentley, with prize money increasing to £5,000….for the men’s and women’s winners. Defending three-time champion….had his toenails surgically removed … Continue reading

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Old Fashioned Parenting

The Competitive Dad

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The Winning Culture Explained

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Muhammad Ali’s wisdom

“I don’t trust anyone who’s nice to me but rude to the waiter. Because they would treat me the  same way if I were in that position.”

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Black Lives Matter: Sonny Liston’s hard life

“My first trouble came when I got mixed with a bad crowd. One night we wanted to do something exciting.” “We stuck up a restaurant and I wound up in jail. I didn’t mind prison. I figured I had to … Continue reading

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Two Germans Explain Success and Failure

Albert Einstein 1922 If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare me a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a … Continue reading

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