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“My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry…” — James 1:19

I always felt that I inherited a number of traits from my parents. I got my wit, humor, and perseverance from my mother. I got my intellect and athletic ability from my father. But at the same time, I also got my father’s forgetfulness and insensitivity. And from my mother… Her short-temper and anger.

A lot of the time, my anger isn’t justified. In soccer, sometimes, you can see my temper start to rise when I start screwing up, maybe missing a prime shot at goal or seeing the team’s defense crumble at the hands of a weak offense. Away from the field, there’s usually three things that might spark the fuse: (1) making a very insensitive joke about my late mother or (2) making fun of my efforts and heart in the things I put a lot of time and effort into (i.e. soccer, stuff with the church) or (3) my faith. I’ve tried to make a genuine effort to keep my head on with a lot of things. Not to be prideful, my temper has been a lot better than years ago. If someone tried to tick me off, I probably would have set aside my well-being and punched the individual in the face. Now, the most I’d even consider doing is mutter something under my breath or just avoid talking to the person for a while.

Then came a few weeks ago… Read more

How David Beat Goliath: This has to be one of the interesting articles I’ve read in a while. For all those basketball purists, tacticians, analytical intellects, or underdogs that are looking for inspiration out there, this article will definitely get you thinking.

Thanks to my friend Daniel for the link.

I was bored and decided to scan through Hulu to see if there were any interesting shows. I admit, it’s gotten me interested in watching a few TV shows (namely Chuck). But there was a movie that caught my eye. It was called Kicking It. The movie was a documentary about an event called the Homeless World Cup. So I queued it up and began to watch the stories that unfolded.

Note: There are some spoilers to the movie. I highly suggest watching it. It covers it pretty well. Read more

I got this link from an old high school classmate’s blog. It’s pretty cool (well, for me at least given my fascination in dealing with zombie infestations). Anyway, the site is called Survive the Outbreak. It’s a movie in which you control how the story proceeds. They give you a couple of choices and you get to decide what to do. Choose correctly and you’ll survive. Choose incorrectly and you die. It’s pretty simple, but creative in the kind of design that it took to map out the various events and outcomes of the story.

Warning: There is violence, gore, strong langugage, and other things, so it’s NSFW (not suitable for work).

Thanks to Josiah for the link.

A lot of people put up Youtube videos of their kids as “upcoming talent” for whatever sport they might think they are. However, this kid seems like the real deal. Madin Mohammed is a six-year old kid that has a very similar background to that of Zidane: Family is from Algeria, he grows up in France. As reported by the Telegraph in the U.K., he’s already gotten a scholarship with the national football association in France and being tracked by several clubs already.

Take a look at his ability yourself: Read more