Hope everyone is having a productive break thus far.

Jerome, you will appreciate this...

Here is a quote from John McDonnell, former head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, talking about Mike Conley:

He admitted his Razorbacks had won national championships against superior teams and said attitude was the difference.

"If you think you're the best, you are, and if you think you're inferior, you are," he said.

When the Hogs were attempting to win their first national Triple Crown in June 1985, Conley realized a few minutes before the triple jump began that he'd forgotten his spikes. With no time to return to the hotel, he borrowed a pair of size 10s from David Swain, a Razorback distance runner.

"He put those on and said, 'They're a little tight, but they'll do,'" McDonnell remembered. "His first jump was 55 feet, and a Tennessee guy goes 56 after him. Well, on the next jump, he caught fire. All Conley ever needed was for somebody to go by him. On his next jump he went 58, which at the time was a world record, but it was wind-aided. His next one was 58-2, and that was his last one because he burst out of his shoes.

"Those are the type athletes that win. There was a job to be done, and he did it."


That last part especially resonated with me. Here is the rest of the article for anyone who is interested:

http://www.thecabin.net/stories/121908/spo_1219080022.shtml

- Andrew