Month: February 2019

Re2pect For When the Stars Align

By John Passaro on February 28, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

It was in this brief, easily missed exchange when I realized that Adam had a great appreciation of difficulty of the stars aligning once again.

Championship Composure

By John Passaro on February 25, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Know, your own will to succeed is greater than any one thing.

A Phenomenal Final

By John Passaro on February 25, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

I knew I was witnessing something special.

Still UIF

By John Passaro on February 24, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

This may be one of my all-time favorite wrestling photos. Anthony surprises Nicky by showing up to the Oklahoma St vs Iowa match. Nicky pins Spencer Lee. The moment the refs hand hit the mat, instantaneous pride was sent up the spines of thousands of Section XI fans, […]

The Most Valuable Asset

By John Passaro on February 12, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

In James Radcliffe’s “Everything is Broken” blog, he talks about the Japanese philosophy of ‘Kintsugi’. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing cracked objects with gold. Objects that were deemed broken beyond repair; instead of being discarded or thrown away, gold, which is thought to be the most […]