January 2012
80 posts
The Coldest and Rarest
When looking for things to do in Finland or places with the ‘coldest’ climates, many sports-minded people don’t turn to basketball or football. They wait impatiently for the ice to freeze up so they can get out onto the lakes for some ice fishing. Once the lakes have frozen, they head out on the ice to find a good spot. Then they ICE fish.
Crazy, huh?! If a sport that involves, the...
My Home is my Shoes
“Everything haven’t gotta be right, everything can come right when I’m dancing. My home is my shoes.” - Will Gains
Born in Detroit, and lived in England for 50 yeats, Will Gains, in his eighties, is still one of the best tap dancers in the world. He danced alongside some of history’s most legendary musicians like, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Sarah and Vaughan.
Below is a...
WatchWork to Ride: From the Streets to Polo Champs
Honoring A Legend
Martin Luther King’s lasting impact on sports
[ ESPN special ]
“It’s a cold war - I’m a colder soldier.”
Common, “I Have A Dream”
(Source: visualspewage)
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– If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
Martin Luther King
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For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
MTV Africa: Touching Base →
Touching Base, MTV’s series of mini-documentary present a whole new generation of the African urban culture , and introduce the street savvy, super-creative characters whose talent is taking on the world! Highlighting talented young individuals from across Africa, shining a light on Africa’s new wave of creative entrepreneurs, spotlighting impressive game-changers from across the...
Watch Urban Tree to Bicycle
[ via spotsunknown.com ]
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– Your opponent, in the end, is never really the player on the other side of the net, or the swimmer in the next lane, or the team on the other side of the field, or even the bar you must high-jump. Your opponent is yourself, your negative internal voices, your level of determination.
Grace...
Cycling to Gender Equality in India
By Steph Albano
During America’s first bicycle boom in the 1890s, women who took to the saddle found the experience liberating. On a bike, women were equal with men, and their clothing and employment opportunities soon reflected this parity. In fact, Susan B. Anthony wrote that bicycles had “done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world.”
More than 100 years later, the...
