Washington Post – Sep 3, 2007 – Rich Campbell – Soccer Team Mourns Beloved Leader, Attempts to Regroup – A brilliant morning sun rose above the hills behind Magruder High School’s soccer field on Aug. 15 when Coach Steve Pfeil began the speech he had rehearsed in his mind for nearly five months.… Read the rest
Jan 19, 2007 – Hello from the Australian Open, I haven’t heard from several of you yet, so please let me know you are getting these and how you are doing! See the recent USA Today article posted at the top of my site at http://www.JohnFMurray.com… Read the rest
Orange County Register – Nov 19, 2006 – Lisa Liddane – Fitness – You’re on the weight-training floor doing bicep curls when suddenly, a loud noise breaks your concentration: A guy across the room emits a long grunt as he pushes a barbell up during a chest press.… Read the rest
Mental Equipment Syndicated Column – Feb 1,1997 – Dr. John F. Murray – In this fast paced world of athletic achievement and endless pursuits it is often overlooked that tennis is just a sport. As a sport, tennis should neither threaten self-esteem nor invoke hostility.… Read the rest
Mental Equipment Syndicated Column – Jan 1, 2001 – Dr. John F. Murray – This edition of Mental Equipment kicks off the start of the third millennium! We began our dialogue back in the dark ages of 1995 when readers were just warming up to the notion of taking mind-body skills as seriously as physical conditioning, technique, and strategy.… Read the rest
Mental Equipment Syndicated Column – Nov 1, 1996 – Dr. John F. Murray – This month we examine a truly terrifying emotion in tennis …fear! Do you remember the last time you were struck by fear in a match? If it threw off your performance on a decisive point, you have plenty of company!… Read the rest
Washington Times – Nov 28, 2007 – Tim Lemke – Hours after finding out about the death of safety Sean Taylor at the hands of an armed intruder, Gibbs was asked yesterday how he would get the team ready for a key game against the Buffalo Bills this Sunday.… Read the rest
The New Yorker – May 11, 2009 – Annals of Innovation – When Underdogs Break the Rules – by Malcolm Gladwell – When Vivek Ranadivé decided to coach his daughter Anjali’s basketball team, he settled on two principles. The first was that he would never raise his voice.… Read the rest
