My life will be measured by the impact it made on others. Science Teacher & XCTF Coach at OOHS #Buckeyes #CrewSC #Sunderland #SAFC
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Adam Walters retweeted
Let today been Example #105365737 why Ryan Day is elite
“Boring slate”
Down goes Oregon. Down goes Texas Tech. Michigan is a joke. Bama losing. BYU losing. Iowa losing
Everyone is allowed to lose random games. Except Ryan Day
Every program has ups and downs. Except Ohio State
Adam Walters retweeted
The fastest way to get ahead is to become obsessed with solving problems. Stop seeing obstacles as reasons to quit. Treat them as challenges that teach you valuable lessons. Every failed attempt gives you information that can make the next one better.
Adam Walters retweeted
Marcus Aurelius wrote this over 1800 years ago:
“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
Adam Walters retweeted
The US is the best 5k country in the world.
If you would have told someone this 10 years ago they would have laughed in your face and said keep dreaming.
It's wild how far we've come. As to why?
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The Trailer 02: 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 🔥🎬🌰
🎙️ @JLaurinaitis55
Adam Walters retweeted
This paragraph by Kobe Bryant hits hard:
“Everyone wants to be a beast. Everyone wants to be the best. But very few people are willing to do what it actually takes. Because what it takes is boring. It is waking up at 4:00 AM. It is shooting the same shot a thousand times. It is watching the film when you are tired. People fall in love with the result, but they hate the process. You have to fall in love with the boredom. You have to fall in love with the repetition. If you can find joy in the mundane work that no one else sees, the lights will eventually shine on you.”
Adam Walters retweeted
Every school should have a greenhouse, a native plant garden, and fruit trees. Memorizing dates is cool and all, but kids should also learn to grow food, watch pollinators at work, understand how soil actually works, and grow up knowing that they can actively help the environment.
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Official splits from Josh Kerr's 3:42.66 mile world record:
By 400m
400m: 55.3
800m: 1:51.1 (56.8 second lap)
1200m: 2:46.5 (55.4 second lap)
1600m: 3:41.4 (54.9 second lap)
Finish (Mile): 3:42.66
By 100m
100m: 13.8
200m: 27.5 (13.7)
300m: 41.0 (13.5)
400m: 55.3 (14.3)
500m: 1:09.3 (14.0)
600m: 1:23.2 (13.9)
700m: 1:37.0 (13.8)
800m: 1:51.1 (14.1)
900m: 2:05.1 (14.0)
1000m: 2:18.8 (13.7)
1100m: 2:32.6 (13.8)
1200m: 2:46.5 (13.9)
1300m: 3:00.3 (13.8)
1400m: 3:14.0 (13.7)
1500m: 3:27.7 (13.7)
1600m: 3:41.4 (13.7)
Finish (1609.34m): 3:42.66 (1.2 for the final 9.34m)
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“To be successful at anything, you don’t have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren’t: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts.”
— Tom Brady
Adam Walters retweeted
For all of the new soccer fans in America that need an EPL team to support…..
Let this decide for you ⬇️
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Read nothing else: The tweet below is a perfect explanation of why America, which has the greatest athletes and infrastructure, will never compete against the greatest countries in the World Cup.
In Germany, a talented 14-year-old earns his club money. In America, his parents pay the club $15,000 a year.
That single inversion explains why "we will not" is the most accurate line ever written about US soccer.
FIFA built a global system for this. Training compensation and solidarity payments send a cut of every transfer fee back to the clubs that developed the player, from age 12 onward. Develop one future pro and your academy gets paid for a decade. Barcelona's La Masia, Ajax, every Bundesliga academy runs on this logic. The kid is the asset.
US Soccer refuses to enforce those rules. When Seattle's Crossfire Premier claimed its $60,000 share of DeAndre Yedlin's transfer to Tottenham, it got nothing. Claims on the Dempsey and Bradley transfers died partly because the federation couldn't even produce the youth training records.
So American clubs earn zero dollars when a kid turns pro. They earn when a kid enrolls. Which makes the parent the customer, and the product is whatever keeps the parent writing checks: travel tournaments, hotel weekends, $500 showcase events, private training at $100 an hour. Elite pathways run $8,000 to $20,000 a year. A comparable academy spot in Italy costs about 120 euros.
Follow the incentive one level deeper and it gets darker. A club dependent on fees can't cut its weakest paying players, so rosters optimize for retention over development. The scouting pool shrinks to families who can afford the cliff, which appears around age 11, exactly when development matters most. The country runs a talent filter sorted by household income instead of ability.
Every four years someone proposes fixing this. The proposal always requires the people profiting from the $15,000 model to vote themselves out of business.
They will not.
Adam Walters retweeted
The Prefontaine Classic men's 200m winner is a HIGH SCHOOLER?! 🤯 18-year-old Tate Taylor runs a 19.75 INTO HEADWIND for the DUB!
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One key differentiator for elite performers?
They don’t see it as a sacrifice.
Going to bed early, skipping the party, putting in hours of practice...
That’s not giving something up.
It’s living in alignment with what they care about most.
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“Malik Tillman, he’s got class. If there’s anyone on the field that can do that, and float it in to that top corner, it’s that man.” 🇺🇸
@stuholden called it. Malik Tillman delivered.
Adam Walters retweeted
Why less sleep for the current generation of kids?
• Stay up later (phones, gaming, TikTok)
• Constant caffeine consumption (energy drinks, iced coffee)
• Less structure, fewer enforced bedtimes at home
Adam Walters retweeted
What if one of the biggest problems in education has nothing to do with teachers, curriculum, or funding?
Kids today get less sleep than any generation before them.
Yet we’re surprised by the rise in anxiety, behavior issues, and academic struggles.
Sleep matters.
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23 rules for fatherhood in a chaotic world:
1. Your kids are always watching; your actions speak louder than words. Don’t just talk about it. Be about it.
2. Never turn down hugs, cuddles, kisses, or invitations to hold hands. It won’t always be this way.
3. Let your kids see you care deeply. Let them see you risk failure. Let them see you come up short and try again.
4. If you’re worried about your kids becoming addicted to their phones, start by evaluating your own digital habits.
5. Your kids need to see you loving and respecting the women in your life.
6. A growth mindset says praise effort not results; it’s incredibly important—but also, tell your kid you love them simply for being who they are.
7. Don’t take youth sports too seriously—it’s not about you, it’s about them.
8. You don’t have to be perfect. Just be good enough.
9. Let your kids see your full complexity. My kids see my love of deadlifting and also my love of books. They see me when I am tough and they see me when I am vulnerable. It gives them permission to contain their own multitudes.
10. Take care of your own health, physical and emotional.
11. Don’t neglect friendships. It’s important for your kids see you building relationships too.
12. If you think your child has something to tell you don’t try to force it out of them. Play with them instead. Give them your full attention. Do this, and they’ll share on their own.
13. Respond not react. (This isn’t easy.)
14. When you mess up—which you inevitably will—
say you are sorry. Explain what you did wrong and how you’ll try to do better next time.
15. Let your kids see you excited and alive, whether it’s from work or hobbies. It will help them seek excitement and aliveness themselves.
16. Create rules around raising your voice. I try never to yell unless it’s an acute safety issue. When I mess up, I apologize.
17. The best way to express your love is through your attention. Not gifts. Not money. Not words. Attention.
18. You will fail from time to time. I often feel like I’m coming up short. I think it’s just part of being a dad.
19. Right when you think you’ve got things figured out they change. This happens forever, I suppose.
20. It’s beautiful watching your kids grow up, but it’s also hard. I want my kids to evolve and mature. I also desperately want to freeze time. Both emotions can exist at once.
21. Be there for your kids when they succeed. Be there for your kids when they fail. Just be there.
22. Laugh together every chance you get.
23. Love your kid like it’s the most important thing there is—because it is.