Recent Blogs - 2013

Saturday, November 23rd - 7:00 PM

You know, it seems like everywhere that I would go in Iowa, and even the surrounding states, everyone knew "Coach Thomas." And people would always associate me with coach Thomas. But you know to me, he was just my dad.

Losses can be hard to take. We tend to think incessantly about what we could have done differently and find it difficult to put losses behind us. Losses can devastate us or propel us to work harder and achieve more. How you handle defeat is much more telling and indicative of future success than how you handle winning. One learns a great deal more about themselves, and in general, from losing than winning.

I attended a great college football game this weekend, Rutgers v. SMU. I am an alumnus of SMU and had a rooting interest in the game. The Ponies looked terrible in falling behind by almost three scores...

A few kind words from the Ed Thomas Coach of the Week...