The Greatness of Sports

By Drew Pearson

A podcast that extracts valuable life lessons and important teachings from sports. These podcasts will contain a short, interesting story from the world of sports. Meaningful, useful, and memorable life lessons will be extracted from the stories and expressed in a manner that we all can apply in our everyday life, ultimately proving the Greatness of Sports! Hopefully this will serve as an inspiration for all as we try to be nicer, kinder, more loving people.

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Greatness of Sports Episode 6 - Gravity

The Greatness of SportsJul 13, 2021

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Greatness of Sports Episode 6 - Gravity

In this episode we are going to dip our toe into Advanced Analytics. We will talk about one metric used in basketball and how it better values players contributions like Steph Curry. Lastly, we will apply this advanced metric in our life and ponder how we can "be like Steph".

Explaining Gravity

Quantifying Gravity

Jul 13, 202111:48

Greatness of Sports Episode 5 - G.O.A.T. (Bobby Jones)

In this episode we are going to talk about G.O.A.T.S (Greatest of All Time). We are going to talk about who the G.O.A.T. was in Golf. We will analyze how he became the greatest or one of the greatest golfers. We will apply his approach to golf to our approach to life.

Correction: In the podcast, I mistakingly said Tiger Woods had 14 Major victories, he actually has 15.

Jun 26, 202111:48

Greatness of Sports Episode 4 - Cross Ups

In this episode we will talk about Cross Ups. We will talk about what they are and why they happen. We will talk about how they can drastically affect players. Lastly, we will talk about how cross ups occur in our lives and how they can be avoided.

Roberto Perez Cross Up: https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2021/05/cleveland-indians-put-roberto-perez-on-10-day-injured-list-with-finger-fracture-add-rene-rivera-from-columbus.html

Video of Cross Ups: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBLVqIi1ZMM

Jun 22, 202108:01

Greatness of Sports Episode 3 - Luck in March Madness

In this episode we will explore the NCAA College Basketball Tournament aka "March Madness". We will discuss the luck involved in winning this tournament. Finally, we will apply that luck to our every day lives and how we can keep a little bit of March Madness with us as we go about our every day.

Jun 22, 202108:04

Greatness of Sports Episode 2 - Tennis Comebacks

In this episode we will explore comebacks. Novak Djokovic, recent French Open Champion showed the world how to come back in tennis from down 2 sets to love. We will explore his comeback and more broadly why coming back in tennis is unlike any other sport. Lastly, we will discuss how this uniqueness of tennis comebacks could apply in our life.

Jun 21, 202107:41

Greatness of Sports Episode 1 - Golf Penalties

In the 2nd Episode of Greatness of Sports we will analyze one of the most unique things about golf. We will discuss a golf tournament that took place in 2010 and determine the "success" of the major players in that tournament. Lastly, we will learn the value, importance, and applications of Integrity.

Apr 09, 201813:10

Greatness of Sports - Introduction

This episode will introduce you to The Greatness of Sports. The introduction will answer 3 important questions: 1) What is this podcast about? 2) Who is if for? 3) Why should I listen?

Mar 25, 201805:50