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Phillies Are Swinging

↘︎ Apr 13, 2011 … 1′⇠ | skip ⇢

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circa 2013 (25 y/o)

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  • 11 Apr 13: Phillies Are Swinging #clipping #sport
  • 11 Apr 5: NCAA Men's Basketball Bracket 2009 #clipping #sport
  • 10 Jul 28: Super Fan 99 #clipping #movie #quote #sport #video game
  • 10 Mar 28: White Men Can't Jump #clipping #movie #sport #style
  • 10 Mar 24: Autistic Teen Picks First Two NCAA Rounds Perfectly #from my Tumblr #link #sport
  • 10 Mar 20: Don't Mess Up! #from my Tumblr #sport
  • 10 Feb 1: Strokes of Genius #ambition #psychology #sport
  • 09 Nov 13: Skate or Die #sport #video

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NCAA Men’s Basketball Bracket 2009

↘︎ Apr 5, 2011 … 1′⇠ | skip ⇢

Me

circa 2009 (21 y/o)

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  • 11 May 19: The History of Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures” Album Art #design #music #science
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Super Fan 99

↘︎ Jul 28, 2010 … 1′⇠ | skip ⇢

“I’m gonna make Gretzky’s head bleed for super fan 99 over here.”

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circa 2018 (30 y/o)

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  • 11 May 19: The History of Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures” Album Art #design #music #science
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White Men Can’t Jump

↘︎ Mar 28, 2010 … 1′⇠ | skip ⇢

I end up hating this movie every time I watch it, but it’s got such a good aesthetic feel.

Me

circa 2010 (22 y/o)

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Autistic Teen Picks First Two NCAA Rounds Perfectly

↘︎ Mar 24, 2010 … 1′⇠ | skip ⇢

Autistic Teen Picks First Two NCAA Rounds Perfectly

An autistic teenager from the Chicago area has done something almost impossible.

Nearly 48 games into an upset-filled NCAA tournament, 17-year-old Alex Herrmann is perfect

“It’s amazing,” he says. Truly.

The teenager predicted that Northern Iowa would beat the Kansas Jayhawks. He picked Ohio to knock off Georgetown

RAINMAN!!! Seriously!

Me

circa 2017 (29 y/o)

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Don’t Mess Up!

↘︎ Mar 20, 2010 … 1′⇠ | skip ⇢

Would not want to mess up and have this guy be my coach.

Me

circa 2017 (29 y/o)

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Strokes of Genius

↘︎ Feb 1, 2010 … 2′⇠ | skip ⇢

Roger Federer won the Australian Open over the weekend, his 16th Grand Slam event, putting him now two ahead of Pete Sampras for the most career major titles by a mens tennis player.

What may be even more impressive than Federer’s number of victories is his streak of reaching at least the semifinals or better in majors…22. That adds up to be over 5 years where no one could beat him until the final 4 of the tournament. That kind of consistency is unheard of…even great players like Sampras and Borg never achieved anything close to that.

The old heads will tell you that Rod Laver was better than Fed, but there is no denying his greatness. I feel so fortunate that I have been able to watch his career unfold.

Some may tell you it’s his world class forehand that makes him so good, or maybe his ability to ever-so effortlessly glide around the court, but I think there is no doubt that his success is in large part thanks to what sits between his ears.

Federer has been mentally stronger than any other player in tennis the last half dozen or so years. There is just no other way to explain his success.

Earlier in his career, Fed may have been more physically gifted than some of his peers, but that is no longer the case. Federer is getting older while his opponents are getting younger. They can hit harder, run faster, and play longer than him…in terms of raw ability, they can do pretty much everything better than him on the court.

However, these players lack one aspect to their game that Federer dominates…and that is the mental aspect of tennis. His ability to focus on the court has allowed him to overcome anything his opponents may have on him physically.

Anyone that has played tennis knows how difficult it is to maintain your composure on the court…you can hit 10 great shots in a row, miss an easy one, and totally lose focus because of that one bad miss-hit. You need to have the ability to treat each point almost as a new match…you can’t worry about what happened 30 seconds ago.

You will seldom see Federer get rattled…I could probably count the number of times I’ve seen him get flustered over the years on only one hand. Nothing seems to bother him when he’s on the court, yet other players will noticeable become frustrated or lose focus in the key moments of a match.

Federer also has the ability to rise to the occasion during big points, whereas other good players are not able to (at least as consistently). I can’t even imagine what it’s like playing in front of a packed stadium like they do, but I am sure every action within the match is magnified when thousands of people are oooing and ahhing. It must be tough!

How has Federer raised himself to this level of mental prowess? I wish I could answer that myself. His opponents are the best in the world, and I am sure are nearly as mentally tough as him, but for whatever reason, they have not quite matched his ability.

I do know that he puts a lot of work in off the court, conditioning himself for long matches (even though he often wins in straight sets). I suppose that he comes into every match knowing that he is in the best shape he could possibly be in, but I am sure nearly all of his opponents could say they are just as prepared.

It would be interesting to know what Federer is thinking while he plays and how he fortifies his mental game…maybe he’ll write a book and explain how he does it. Until then, all we can know for certain is that he is a prime case and point for mind over matter.

Me

circa 2017 (29 y/o)

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Skate or Die

↘︎ Nov 13, 2009 … 1′⇠ | skip ⇢

I have been putting far too much of my time into searching for and watching old skate videos lately. I did this last year around the same time too, not really sure why.

These are the kinds of videos that make me want to learn to skate; the only thing really holding me back is I am afraid of getting injured (I know I’m a wuss). Skate videos from the late 80’s and early 90’s are simply gnarly. These are a few of my favorites:

Me

circa 1996 (9 y/o)

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