When I saw the headline from the Miami Marlins Twitter feed, my first thought was, “that is exactly what I hope to inspire and shine a light on with the Magnifying Excellence Podcast: a lifetime of Excellence.” The feed read: “Making history by bringing a lifetime of excellence, Kim Ng steps to the helm as […]
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With still much time on our hands during days and nights at home, here’s some welcome news about how to pass the time. A total of 46 books (26 fiction, 20 nonfiction) has been selected for the longlist for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. This list will whittle down […]
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In 2020, what happened off the raceway was just as important as what happened on it for NASCAR, especially when it came to racer Bubba Wallace pushing for social justice during a tumultuous summer. Racers immediately supported him as did a majority of fans, even as other fans voiced disappointing hateful rhetoric. Also off the […]
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There is no denying that both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have achieved #Excellence during their careers. At The Match in 2018 at Las Vegas’ Shadow Creek golf course, the two discussed what the word means to them. I also asked Tiger the same question at the 2008 U.S. Open and he stayed consistent, saying […]
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Welcome. Season one of THE Magnifying Excellence Podcast is Live. The first five (of 10) episodes are LIVE. Listen Now. Guest Lineup – Greg Maddux, baseball hall of famer (How did a fortune cookie inspire him?) – Bill Walton, basketball hall of famer (He has a 16-minute definition of excellence) – Susan Anton, multi-talented performer and business woman […]
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Lebron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to their 17th NBA championship en route to his fourth personal title. Bearing witness to it first-hand was his Lakers teammate, Danny Green, who recently detailed how James remains ‘Superhuman’ even at age 35. Green made the comments on his “Inside the Green Room” podcast. “How he takes […]
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Excellence is around us and it doesn’t matter age, race, gender, status or anything and such is the case recently with Anika Chebrolu, a freshman at Independence High School in Frisco, Texas, who earned the 3M Young Scientist Challenge Award for the in-silico methodology for drug discovery she used to find a molecule that can […]
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Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson has been a dominant WNBA player since her first season in 2018 when she was named Rookie of the Year and an All Star. Now in 2020, she was won the league’s Most Valuable Player award and also Player of the Year designation from the Associated Press. Head coach […]
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Life comes fast and change is the only constant. For K.J. Costello, the new starting quarterback for offensive guru and coaching’s version of an eccentric millionaire, Mike Leach, at Mississippi State, it’s stunning the difference a year makes. Costello transferred to the Bulldogs after graduating from Stanford, where he became the 9th-leading quarterback in the […]
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Digital health was coming quickly prior to the coronavirus pandemic and now it is even more at the forefront. And to continue evolving the space, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has officially launched the Digital Health Center of Excellence, a huge step in the advancement of digital health technology, including mobile health devices, Software […]