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Introducing… Megan Rapinoe

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I had a change of heart this week. After years of deriding, dismissing, and mostly ignoring the highest level of women’s soccer, I now count myself as an aficionado of the female version of the beautiful game. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always been supportive of my sister and my friends in their soccer matches, [...]

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Guest Blogger – Erich Stauffer – The Winning Goals

It was our sophomore year in college and my ex-girlfriend had just started dating my best friend, Jason.  Jessica and I broke up shortly after I traveled over four hours to watch her graduate high school.  She had planned to attend KCU before we started dating, but the added pressure of going to school with [...]

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Clint Dempsey and Team USA show heart

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Well, after my recent post about USA Soccer and the lack of passion showed by my national squad, I must now recant.  So much of what I expected from this team was shown to me in the past three games of the Confederation’s Cup.  Heart, passion, resolve, and even a bit of skill were shown [...]

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Susan Boyle…25 years ago!

Susan Boyle…25 years ago!

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Wow!   It seems very clear now that Susan’s dream has been a dream for quite a long time.  So she got knocked down a few times and things didn’t take off for her right away.  She kept hold of her dream and kept developing her skills.  The idea that “anything is possible” is poweful and [...]

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Susan Boyle – Britain’s Got Talent

Susan Boyle – Britain’s Got Talent

As I watched this clip for the fourth time today, I still got goosebumps.  I even welled up a bit and may have dropped a few tears.  There is something so universally beautiful about this.  The humble confidence in her comment: “I’m gonna make that audience rock!”  The ache in my heart about her never [...]

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