Football in Iran has always been a popular sport. Their men’s team are ranked No. 1 in Asia (No. 39 in the world). What many people don’t know is that there is an Iranian national women’s football team, and it has some incredibly enthusiastic players and followers. Their team, however, is ranked 59th in the world – 13th in Asia.
Tarmac Meditations #166: Stand By Me
I heard the singer asking that he might stand tall once more and do what needed doing. For a drifting moment in the darkened house, my home for many years, the singer’s voice felt like my own.
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
“The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth. It is obvious that man is himself a traveler; that the purpose of this world is not ‘to have and to hold’ but ‘to give and serve.’ There can be no other meaning.” Explore the life of Sir Wilfred Grenfell!
Tarmac Meditations #165: Patience, Grasshoppa
The Waldo 100k shoot at Willamette Pass in Oregon emptied my tank, but the day was beautiful, the runners inspirational as they embraced their personal pursuit of their hard earned dreams.
Finding Love and Peace: Jake Roberts’ Story of Alcohol Recovery
From the beginning, Jake’s drinking was dangerous, as it always resulted in vomiting or blacking out. But for him it was fun, free, liberating, and even gave him a sense of purpose in life.
The Birth Of A New Sport
Though not quite in the form it is now played today, basketball is the only major sport custom-designed by a physician!
The Impact of Sitting Volleyball: Part One
When he came to, in a tragic trick of the light, his left thigh slept numb and scarred. But this was no trick. Perhaps looking upon it was like looking upon the hilt of a broken sword – the blade snapped and lost with just a small, jagged shard jutting from the crossguard. For Paul Ledward, everything had changed.
The Science of Silence
Mindful meditation enhances control over how the brain processes and filters our sensations and memories.
Tarmac Meditations #164: It ain’t over till it’s over
Bruce turned to me and said as we drove off, “Young man, 68 is young, believe you me. It just keeps on getting better and better from here on out.”
Tarmac Meditations #163: It ain’t me, Babe
Yeah, I m glad it’s not me this year. I wish them the best of everything on this day: let them run long all the way to the end, run easy and, for goodness sake, let them get home safe.
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