Can the NBA Survive the Injuries?
Because of the NBA lockout, this season was shortened from 82 games to 66. In spite of, or because of this shortened season, the theme of the playoffs has been: Important – Players – Out – With – Injuries. Derrick Rose, the dominant player of my hometown Chicago Bulls, had surgery on a torn ACL…
Read MoreGridiron Greats: A Great Charity
Retired NFL players have been in the news lately. The fact that Junior Seau chose to aim the gun at his chest speaks volumes. He, like other players, reportedly wanted his brain to be intact for study after his death. Obviously, he seemed convinced that his depressed condition was due to head trauma from blows…
Read MoreWomen’s Conference Takes a Leap
On Thursday, May 17, I will be the emcee at a wonderful women’s conference. It is the 13th Annual Women in Business Symposium at the Del Mar Fairgrounds near San Diego. I spoke for this conference a couple of years ago, and it was an awesome, unforgettable experience. Over 200 women coming together to work…
Read MoreDid You Find Inspiration?
Your Monthly Moments from Mimi are coming early, since I can’t think of any impending football moments this month. The NFL Draft delivered bigtime Thursday night. Radio City Music Hall was packed. Last time I was there was the Tony Awards: the place was packed with Broadway insiders and big stars. Last Thursday night, Radio…
Read MoreNFL Draft: The Ultimate Reality Show
The greatest hiring event in sports begins tonight. Millions will tune in to watch hours and hours over the next 3 days of the NFL Draft. The 32 NFL teams will be choosing from among the most highly talented college athletes. Like your company, a team’s roster is pretty fluid, which is why the Draft…
Read MoreAudiences Going for the Goal
In the past few days, I have spoken to over 300 women in two different audiences. They were both annual Women’s Conferences in two parts of the country: Palm Springs and Chicago. Yes, the weather is quite different, but the women are not. I did the “Necessary Roughness” speech, tailoring the material in my book…
Read MoreLuck and Griffin: the New Breed
Transformation to Sports Nut complete. In the absence of any competitive sports I love this weekend, I found myself watching the ISU World Figure Skating Championships—2012—that I dvr’d last weekend, while I was watching the Masters. . .oy vay. Skating used to be my favorite spectator “sports” before I became addicted to football. I still…
Read MoreDiscovering Anthony Davis
So I had a “Placido Domingo” moment the other day watching the Final Four Men’s game between Kentucky and Louisville. As you know, I don’t follow NCAA Basketball until March Madness; then, I’m all over it. So this big 6-foot 6-inch kid comes out for Kentucky named Anthony Davis, and they say he’s a freshman,…
Read MoreNecessary Roughness Rules March Madness
So I guess the Madness part is that I watched 8 college basketball games a day for two days straight this last weekend. I know I’m an official Football Girl, but there’s something that grabs me about young men and women giving their all, playing a sport with all their heart 100 percent full out,…
Read MoreNFL and Us: Free Agency for All!
Peyton Manning, my beloved CEO of the National Football League, is no longer an Indianapolis Colt. The deal became final – he is now a Denver Bronco. Talk about change. Peyton put Indianapolis on the map! They owe the new stadium to him. He could have run for office! Change is inevitable for all of…
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