At a press conference on Wednesday, Jenny Shin spoke about the importance of her mental game and her focus on regaining her driving accuracy. She said that she felt like she turned a corner. Her play at the Volunteers of America® LPGA Texas Classic is proving it to the world. After torrential rains and winds caused officials to shorten the [...]
Isaiah Pead's NFL career ended in 2016 when he lost his leg in a near-deadly car accident. Now two years later, he's staring his Paralympic dream right in the face. The former St. Louis Rams running back, who clocked a 4.47-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine and was selected in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft, has [...]
Anyone who believes that golf is a glamour job wasn’t at the Volunteers of America (VoA) LPGA Texas Classic at the Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas this week. The tournament had all the makings of a broadcaster’s dream. A new venue—a Links-style course, designed by Tripp Davis and Justin Leonard, on the scenic shores of a local [...]
Irene Obera may be 84, but she runs and jumps like someone decades younger. Need proof? She still runs the 100-meter dash in about 18 seconds and clocks 40 seconds in the 200-meter hurdle. And, she's been reeling in world records for 40 years. “I don’t think about age, like most people do. I’d run against a 5-year-old or a [...]
LPGA player Jenny Shin knows that winning golf tournaments takes more than hours on the range and in the gym—or luck. Making the climb to the top of the rankings, and not crumbling when things aren’t going your way, means fine-tuning your mental game, too. The space between her ears is as critical to Shin’s success as her legendary driving [...]
The LPGA. It’s the gold standard for professional women’s golf, where elite players compete on a global stage. It’s the place where you have to be better than good to (literally) make the cut, week after week. Where scores that win tournaments elsewhere aren’t even in the hunt here. The players are that good. So, what does it feel like [...]
There’s a saying in the Lone Star State, “I wasn’t born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could.” Such is the case of thirteen-year LPGA veteran and Texas transplant Brittany Lang, who is competing on her home turf at the Volunteers of America® LPGA Texas Classic at Old American Golf Club this week. Lang bounced into [...]
James Shaw Jr., the 29-year-old father who heroically disarmed a gunman at a Nashville-area Waffle House on April 22, appeared on 'Ellen' Wednesday, and was surprised by his favorite basketball player, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade. From the start, Shaw has downplayed his role in ending the shooting that killed four people. "I'm not a hero. I'm just a regular person," [...]
Edniesha Curry's basketball knowledge has touched men, women and children in nearly every corner of the world. Vietnam? Check. China? You bet. Israel? Absolutely. Palestine? Certainly. Whether handling the rock herself as a former WNBA point guard, pacing the court with a whistle around her neck or occupying a seat on the bench with a clipboard in hand, Curry's influence [...]
Our top five inspiring stories from April, as measured by pageviews, certainly don't disappoint. From a couple of runners taking on the Boston Marathon to a baseball player with autism signing with the Kansas City Royals organization, here's Purpose2Play's best from the month: 5. Michelle Kinder: The Former Missionary Kid Driving the AT&T Byron Nelson’s Purpose If you’ve ever heard [...]