Author of A Time To Kill
The ancient word for what we now call a gymnasium or a stadium where public sporting events took place in ancient Greece. Nice. The oldest of these panhellenic games organized as a quadrennial event was put together in 776 B.C. It consisted of five contests, a “pentathlon,” all in which all athletes participated. “To promote […]
12 Nov., 2018 The “Golden Sayings” of Epictetus, the first century Greek philosopher, were compiled by a contemporary philosopher and historian, Arrian. Epictetus is the main authority on Stoic morals of which he gained an understanding probably from the lectures of C. Musonius Rufus. Of the 189 Sayings, many reference wrestling. I am happy to […]
Church Ministry and Wrestling: A Sport to Advocate Basketball is the sport of pussies. My dad is an exception; limited opportunities. He grew up on Paterson, New Jersey and there were no wrestling programs in his neighborhood. So, he did what he had to do. He played basketball, was the class president, and went off […]
Posted on 31 March, 2017 (Amended on 30 May 2017) 4 March, 2011 Wrestling season comes to a close. My last high school wrestler has finished his course. Both my sons have gotten from the sport what I had hoped they would get. The sport is a wonderful means of character development. Mack Remington, writing […]
31 March, 2017 Revised 22 July, 2017 Distinctive Features of the Sport One of the great blessing of wrestling is instruction in humility. Everyone takes a beating sometime. Thinking back, I believe I also learned through wrestling about the value of volunteer work: those coaches who put so much time and patience into my efforts […]