Among the legends of NASCAR, 7-tim Cup champion Jimmie Johnson ranks near the top not only for his racing Excellence but also for the Excellence he displayed out of the car. Recently, NASCAR honored Johnson with the Bill France Award of Excellence. An important note is that the award is considered one of NASCAR’s most […]
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To attain Excellence, there has to be a driving motivator. For baseball hall of famer and World Series champion Greg Maddux, the driving force was reaching his ultimate potential. “I had a coach ask me when I was about 20 years old. He goes, ‘how good do you think you can be?’ And, at the […]
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Watching David Brown, who is blind, and his racing partner Jerome Avery sprint is stunning and breathtaking. Here’s video proof. If you aren’t looking very closely and paying attention, you would think you were watching Usain Bolt in an Olympic sprint. But while Bolt is mesmerizingly fast, what Brown does is more impressive. From Runner’s […]
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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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Define Excellence That’s a very good question. For me, excellence would be to pursue each of my goals in an excellent way. And to pursue them by giving 100 percent and making sure I did everything I could to be successful and reach those goals. Excellence is more than just winning. There’s much more than […]
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xlete.com is THE PLACE where the world’s best athletes (xletes) and other leaders define excellence, share their secrets about what it takes to achieve success, and help instill a positive vision and motivation to help all of us reach our own personal X Level. The pursuit of excellence is real for many, and in this […]
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Greg Norman is one of the best PGA Tour golfers of all time. But off-the-course, he just may claim the crown and the best professional golfer turned entrepreneur in history, with all due respect to Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Prior to the launch of yet another venture—this time Shark Experience, his new cart software […]
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Xlete.com spoke with Nick Price prior to the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge in Las Vegas. How do you define excellence? “Excellence is never being totally happy with where you are, and having the ability to always improve on oneself whatever it may be, and working diligently on doing that. Excellence comes from retaining a certain level […]
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All NBA, 2008 Team USA Gold Medalist, NBA Coach Jason Kidd was known as a hard-nosed player during his career and now brings that to his position as a coach in the NBA for multiple teams. Listen to his words about what it means to be excellent and how to stay motivated to achieve excellence. […]
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