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Kez McCorvey’s Story: Under Control Uncategorized

Kez McCorvey’s Story: Under Control

Big hits, broken bones and torn ligaments are part of the risk every pro football player takes in exchange for the promise of gridiron glory. However, its the hits off the field that can do the most damage to a player. Kez McCorvey knows about torn ligaments, crushed dreams and broken hearts. He won a National Championship in the NCAA and had careers in the NFL and CFL. Listening to McCorvey on North Pointe's 2015 Green and Gold Kick-Off Sunday, was a reminder that life, like football, can be a dangerous sport. A Born Athlete Born January 23, 1972 in Mississippi, McCorvey grew up with three siblings in a poor environment, without a father, and with his mother on welfare.…
Bob Jones
September 13, 2015
How Not To Choke On Your Own Success: A Fish Tale Uncategorized

How Not To Choke On Your Own Success: A Fish Tale

The lesson was floating there for all to see. He was a 40 inch, 12lb Jackfish (Northern Pike) who swallowed more than he could chew. We found him dead and drifting near the shoreline of Sylvan Lake, Alberta. The tailfin of his prey was protruding from his mouth. stark evidence of what caused his demise. Jackfish typically catch their prey sideways in their mouth, immobilize it with their sharp, backward-pointing teeth, and then turn the prey headfirst to swallow it. That's as far as this Jackfish got. Surely it had performed this function countless times for its own survival. In this case, what made it successful became its undoing. It choked on its own success. Achievement by its very own…
Bob Jones
August 31, 2014