GB Items Related to Tag - competition
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Sent: 2009-01-22 12:22
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Solution to the Economic Crisis--Competition or Creativity?
A few days ago, I was at a business networking meeting, and the leader was presenting various methods to get motivated in an attempt to raise the spirits about the economy. One of the methods suggested, was competition. Many related stories about how...
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Let the Passive Aggressive Games Begin!
Doesn't it seem like everything these days is a competition? Here's what happens when you set up a competition for people who could care less about competing. It's the Passive Aggressive 800 Meter Race.
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William Bell
For Dr. William Bell, breaking one pole-vaulting world record wasn’t enough – so he broke 11 all at once!
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Jealousy and Competition are Not Healthy Words
Sharing somebody's success brings us back to a feeling of community, and celebrating as a community is one of life's finest pleasures. Take a moment to call and say 'congratulations', or a 'I'm so happy for you', and really mean it when someone you know...
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Florida State Senior Games Time Trial Championships
It was a tough windy day on December 9th in Cape Coral for the State Senior Games 5K and 10K time trial championships. I'm thrilled to report that I defended both of my time trial titles from last year winning my 9th and 10th Florida state cycling...
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Michael Symon
One of the hottest chefs in the world is the newest Iron Chef, and he's telling us how cooking has evolved into a sport.
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Philippa Raschker
She's the greatest female athlete in the world over the age of 60, and some say she may be the greatest female athlete of all time.
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Terry Roach
Amazingly, senior athlete Terry Roach turned her major injuries into inspiration for competing. She's a walking medical miracle that has overcome the worst to become the best.
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Eva Birath
Not only is Eva Birath one of the top bodybuilders in Sweden, at 51, she's one of the oldest.
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Robert Sleigh
Robert Sleigh may have retired as a philosophy professor, but he was far from retired from life. At age 75, he not only entered the World Championships of Indoor Rowing, but he won!
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Pink Boxer shorts and the Death of Originality
What has happened to our media? I (sort of) understand Michael Jackson death news on every channel, he was kind of a big deal. But recently I was flipping through the channels and saw yet another story about the kid who went to battle in pink boxer shorts...
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Helen Beauchamp
Helen Beauchamp is an 88-year-old world record and gold medal collector that likes to throw her wins away -- literally.
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Bold in Beijing
Think you have to be a teenager to be a big star in the Olympic Games? Check out these athletes who are proving you can still be a sports star in your 40s, 50s and even 60s!
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Susan Boyle Hospitalized after Losing
Have you seen it yet? No, she didn't win, but how did she do? What did the judges say to her? Are the rumors about her tantrums and crackups true? What sent her to the hospital? Take a look and see for yourself!
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Anibal Lopez
World-class bodybuilder Anibal Lopez has combined his passions for lifting weights and helping others.
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Kay Glynn
After a 30-year layoff, this former college track star decided to get back into the competition. Did she ever! She's now 56, grandmother of three, and holder of many national and even a world record!
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Harriet Anderson
Harriet Anderson is the most fearless and toughest athlete you'll ever meet. At 73, she completed an Ironman triathlon with a broken collarbone!
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Levels in Sports
Levels in Sports I have always been intrigued by the phenomenon of levels in sports. My mission is not to write about the obvious levels in sports such as those demonstrated by the likes of Lance Armstrong and Michael Phelps, but to expound on...
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Senior Games
This weekend, some of the best athletes in the world will be duking it out in Florida -- as part of the Florida Senior Games State Championships. It's going to be an incredible 9 days of competition, in events like basketball, cycling, swimming, tennis,...
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Grandpa Bell
These days, one of the top athletes in the Bell Athletics training center is Earl's Father, Dr. William "Papa" Bell. Last year at the U.S. Masters Championships in Boston, Papa Bell put on one of the most dominating performances in sports history.
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Two very experienced Senior Games athletes
How many times do you have the opportunity to talk to someone who is 102 years old? I had that pleasure when I called to check in on John Donnelly, my favorite over-100 years old athlete. His first comment to me was if we had created a 100-105 year...
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Rowdy Gaines
The Olympic Games have been the definition of competitive for hundreds of years. And Rowdy Gaines has been the epitome of athletic success. He's a gold medalist, a world record holder and a member of the swimming hall of fame.
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My name is kombizz kashani.
I was born and brought up in Iran, a beautiful country full of history. I started taking photos...
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Out of a Coma, Back on Track
World Masters Track Champion Sumi Onodera-Leonard, 76, has overcome a devastating car wreck to get back in the game.
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Why You Should Never Stop Dreaming
We all kn ow that 41-year-old Dara Torres will be the oldest U.S. Olympic swimmer ever when she hits the water next month in Beijing. But she won't be the oldest member of this year's U.S. team. That honor goes to 58-year-old John Dane.
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Our Tribute to Masters Swimming
We’ve turned a good bit of our front page real estate over to masters swimming for the next...
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The Intergenerational Smackdown
In this corner … we have the men and women in the 55+ age category, representing the Villages Aquatic Swim Team. Wearing dark swim suits and yellow swim caps, the swimmers weigh in between 100 and 300 pounds, and come ready to rock. They cheer: "this...
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Innocence lost
A child is the most precious gift a person can receive. They are to be loved, nurtured,...
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A Bizarre Twist of Fate
A Bizarre Twist of Fate When I broke my neck in a bicycle race less than 4 years ago, my...
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Hot Dog, It's the 4th.
What's for dinner? Americans will eat about 150 million hot dogs on the 4th of July, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. But the real action will be in Coney Island, New York.
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Emma Knocks Emily Off Her Throne
For the first time in a dozen years, there's a new girl in charge. Well, a new name, at least. Emma has dethroned the mighty Emily from the top of the most popular names for baby girls list, but Jacob is still clinging to his top spot.
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Catfight for World's Oldest Blogger Honors
There's an international catfight of nearly immortal proportions taking place on GrowingBolder.com for World's Oldest Blogger Honors. It's the battle of the century. Literally! In the GrowingBolder.com corner, from America, clocking in at 109...
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Soaring to New Heights
The best glider pilots in North America over the age of 55 gather for the Senior Soaring National Championships. Former fighter pilots and commercial airline pilots call soaring the greatest test of all.
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"Anxiety in Schools: Don't Let Pressure Squeeze You Out"
By Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCC, CSOTS Anxiety comes in many forms…especially in...
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Master's Sports Stars
Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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Masters Sports Stars
Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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Masters Sport Stars
Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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The letter (fiction, a short story)
New York, October 31, 2008 Dear Anna It is time. I want to tell you about the...
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Day 67: Follow That Whale!
Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner. After 11 years as a management consultant, she embarked on a new life of adventure by rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. Her unlikely transformation...
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15 Factors that Fuel Infidelity
The Secret behind Cheaters- 15 factors that Fuel Infidelity By Dwight Bain, Nationally...
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Sean Callahan
Three years ago, Sean Callahan launched GeezerJock, a national magazine celebrating senior athletes.
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Donna Vano
Snowboarder Donna Vano says you're never too old to kick a little butt.
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Whippin' the Whippersnappers
What happens when a high school swim team takes on the "old-timers" from the Villages? The kids learn that athletes over 40 are called "Masters" for a reason.
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Bob Matteson
For 22 years, Bob Matteson has lived by the philosophy of getting the most out of life not matter how old you are. For someone who's 92 years old – that's a pretty good concept.
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US Masters National Swimming Championship
All hail the queen of the pool. Rita Simonton, 90, was the star of the recent US Masters Swimming Championships, smashing six national and world records.
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Tony Handler
Despite his struggles with a rare form of pancreatic cancer, Tony Handler is still pushing himself to complete triathlons.
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Rich LeFevre
All of us get hungry and eating is a necessary part of life so it shouldn’t be an amazing accomplishment, right? Right, unless you're Rich LeFevre, a boomer who can scarf down five pounds of birthday cake in less than 12 minutes!
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45-Year-Old Crowned Next Big Supermodel
She has the look, and it appears one of the biggest modeling companies in the world agrees! 45-year-old Tanya Hutchinson just landed a major contract with Wilhemina Models, Inc., after winning TV Land's reality series called "She's Got the Look."
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Nadine O'Connor
Now in her 60s, Nadine O'Connor is a track and field superstar and loving every minute of it.














































