Providing Insights on Leadership and Success. Coach Bechler is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.
Will Roleson is today’s guest on the “Success is a Choice” podcast, hosted by Jamy Bechler. Will is the Associate Executive Director of the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). Before working with CoSIDA, Will was an Associate Commissioner with the Horizon League and Sports Information Director at Kent State University.
Connect with Will Roleson …
✅ CollegeSportsCommunicators.com
✅ Linkedin.com/in/will-roleson
✅ Full Bio: CollegeSportsCommunicators.com/staff.aspx?staff=3
“Impossible odds set the stage for amazing miracles.” (Jentezen Franklin)
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The 2022 Kentucky Derby saw an incredible underdog story when an alternate horse gained entry into the prestigious race at the last minute.
Rich Strike was an 80-1 longshot but emerged as the victor in the 2nd biggest upset in Derby history.
Maybe you’ve seen the movie 42 depicting Jackie Robinson’s life.
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major-league baseball when he suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. It is a great story of how a person’s influence can make a difference.
In breaking the color barrier, Robinson faced all kinds of abuse, both physically and verbally. One day when the Dodgers were playing at home, he committed an error while playing second base. The crowd began to get nasty. Even his own fans were being rude and loud.
Clark Kellogg is one of the most respected voices covering college basketball today. The CBS Sports analyst was once a top college basketball player at Ohio State University, where he earned All-Big Ten Conference honors and won the Big Ten Most Valuable Player award in 1982.
After his junior year at Ohio State, he declared for the 1992 NBA draft and was selected eighth overall in the first round by the Indiana Pacers, and named to the NBA All-Rookie first team in 1983 after averaging 20.1 points and 10.6 rebounds. But his NBA career was cut short after just four seasons due to knee injuries, and he was forced to retire in 1986 at the age of 25.
Clark began his broadcasting journey with ESPN in 1990, and in 1993 he moved to CBS Sports, where he has worked since. In March 2010, Kellogg played a game of H.O.R.S.E. against U.S. President Barack Obama. The game, called “P.O.T.U.S.” for the occasion, was won by Obama.
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” (Saint Francis of Assisi)
This winter there was a snowstorm resulting in a 50-car pileup on the Ohio turnpike, which included some fatalities and dozens of motorists stranded in the freezing weather.
Some administrators from a nearby school district didn’t just see the news and feel sorry for all of those people.
No, they saw an opportunity to make a bad situation a little bit better.