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Taking on the Sports Establishment

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Today I am absorbed in sports news. t usually read the sports pages regularly. ve been drawn to the sports? This morning, when I pulled out of my driveway to go to the train station to begin my commute to Manhattan, my radio was already tuned into a sports station because my husband had used my car. But lately I?ve

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What Business Women Can Learn from George Steinbrenner

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I read the sports page. Most women don’t know much about George, but sports fans either loved him or hated him. Major league baseball is not only a sport, it is a business. You left your mark on sports history. Yes, I am a Yankee fan. I follow every game. Well at least the stories about the Yankees. the Yankees.

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Serena Williams Grand Slams An Apology

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This morning, the sports page reported Serena's apology. The fact that one of the greatest female athletes, a leader in the sports world, and certainly a role model to so many, could say "I'm sorry" is worthy of comment. Serena didn't just yell, she volted electricity right through the TV screen. This was good news for leadership.

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It Hurts To Lose

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What is this sports thing all about? Why do so many people, especially men, thrive on spectator sports? Here's my opinion on why we love sports. Often that happens in sports. I guess you could say that sports are a metaphor for life. Are sports good or bad? But somehow the Reiki didn't work tonight.)

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Expert Advice: Win By Taking Responsibility

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In every endeavor - whether in politics, business, sports, or the game of life - Kanter's Law kicks in: 'Everything can look like failure in the middle.' Her article "Six Opportunities for Renewing America," while published in 2007, couldn't be more relevant. I want to share a few of the article's gems. Kanter shares the following. "

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NYC Transit Strike: Could Women Do Better?

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So let's forget the sports metaphors and ask the question again, "Could women do better?" Who can be the meanest, the toughest? No one will give up a yard. No one will give up a down. I like football (I'm a big NY Giants fan). However, this isn't football. " I think so.

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Sherry Lansing, Billie Jean King and More

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2 - Billie Jean King was a catalyst in changing the world of sports for women. Billie Jean started playing on the public courts in Long Beach CA (the very city of this week's WLE conference), and has done so much to make tennis a sport of the "people" and to level the "money" playing field for women. Who else? #2

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