A caring warmth fills Kelli Wilson’s voice as she reveals how drug addiction shattered her brother Kevin Stevens's professional hockey career and cherished family life. “He was the perfect, all-American kid,” she recalls. Their growing-up years were almost like living in a Norman Rockwell painting. “I had an all-American family. Great parents and two older … [Read more...] about Former Pro Hockey Star and Sister Help Others Battle Addiction
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Special Olympics Utah: Creating a Community of Champions
Special Olympics Utah provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Through sports, these athletes discover new strengths and abilities, develop greater skills and confidence, and experience added joy and fulfillment. Special Olympics Utah is all about empowerment. And special events manager Haley Nall says that … [Read more...] about Special Olympics Utah: Creating a Community of Champions
Thurl Bailey’s Championship Mindset
Few people can count the range and number of world-class accomplishments that Thurl Bailey can. He was an NBA first-round draft pick of the Utah Jazz and led North Carolina State in both scoring and rebounding in the season they won the 1983 NCAA men’s basketball National Championship − one of the most historic championship runs in basketball history. Add to that, his success … [Read more...] about Thurl Bailey’s Championship Mindset
Episode 11: A Championship Mindset with Thurl Bailey
In a basketball sense, cutting down the nets is the culmination of coming together as a team. But how about in life? Adam Nugent is joined by former NBA star Thurl Bailey, who for more than a decade played for the Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves. Together, they talk about his career, valuable life lessons in sports, his new book, and how sports teams can bring together … [Read more...] about Episode 11: A Championship Mindset with Thurl Bailey
John Madsen: Sharing the Dream
What does a man do when he chases and achieves his lifetime goal of being a professional athlete? He gives back in the areas that had the biggest impact on his life. He models how others can chase their dreams. For John Madsen, a tight end for the Oakland Raiders during his NFL career, it was helping high school athletes with training to prepare them for collegiate … [Read more...] about John Madsen: Sharing the Dream
