“I don’t need easy, I just need possible.” – Bethany Hamilton in Soul Surfer the movie
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“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.” - Thomas A Edison
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New illustration watercolor painting finished last night…Lebron James flyin’ high in Miami, up now 2-1 in the NBA championships, could this year be the first of seven?…a combination of brushed ink, watercolors and lots of white-out (I was trying to cover over another sketch on the paper…turned into a real mess and of course I [...]
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Is your Dad a sports fanatic? Then get him a totally unique and affordable gift that he will cherish forever and proudly hang in his office, TV room, den, man-cave, game room or wherever he hangs out…we’re talking about a Play Strong® All-Star Portrait Print by popular sports illustrator / brush, ink and watercolor artist, [...]
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“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” – Thucydides
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TROY POLAMALU original brush, ink and watercolor ORIGINAL illustration for sale on Amazon (Click to go to Amazon listing) …a CRAZY-AWESOME, one-of-a-kind, GET-IT-NOW and amaze your friends gift for yourself or your favorite Steelers fanatic! GO STEELERS!
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Even in a digital age the power of a hand-written note of encouragement is powerful. Think about it, you probably received hundreds of emails, texts, IM’s and the like today, how many moved you? Now remember the last time you received a hand-written card in the mail, rare indeed but you probably remember it, pretty [...]
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“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons [...]
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“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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“It’s not the will to win but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.” – Paul “Bear” Bryant (see Play Strong® Coach)
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“People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it.” – Bethany Hamilton
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“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali
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“It is my sincere hope,” I wrote to each player, “that the 1972-73 UCLA varsity basketball team will be made up of players who love a challenge.” – Coach John Wooden, excerpt from book “They Call Me Coach”
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Get ready for the greatest year ever! Download the mini black Play Strong® Playbook (or the one page worksheet) and prepare to master the Top Five Plays of Everyday Champions…Play No.1: DREAM BIG…remember, the way we live and play everyday can change the world!
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