Fran Tarkenton's Blog

Bravo, LeBron James

jcordle — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:45:25 +0000

LeBron James — young phenom with the Cleveland Cavaliers that was the MVP of the league this year — has been punished and chastised by the New York Times and other publications. After the loss to the Orlando Magic last week in the 6th game of the playoffs, LeBron, in defeat and disappointment, didn’t stay around to hug the Orlando Magic players and to kibitz and socialize…

My Comments About Brett Favre

jcordle — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:22:11 +0000

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This blog is about Brett Favre and the comments I made a couple of days ago with my buddies Steak Shapiro and Andrew Salzman who own 790 The Zone, which is a sports talk show here in Atlanta. And we were talking candidly about Brett Favre and him going to Minnesota. And I had an opinion. Isn’t that amazing? Isn’t this America? Can’t we have opinions? And…

Our Economy: It’s Time to Look at Reality

jcordle — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:05:43 +0000

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You know, a few weeks ago I did a blog on recognizing the signs – really looking at reality. My point was that so often we don’t want to look at reality and see how things really are. In our lifetimes, as we grow up and become adults, it’s about problem solving, isn’t it? In business and our personal lives, managing our households, managing our business…it’s about…

Fear is Good. Panic is Bad.

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:49:06 +0000

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Fear is a good thing. When I played sports (18 years in the National Football League and I played baseball and basketball in high school and college), before every game the athletes would say, “I have butterflies in my stomach.” And what that really meant was that we had a little fear. We didn’t know what to expect and that little fear kind of got our senses…

A Perfect Getaway to Martha’s Vineyard

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:56:50 +0000

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I came back from another one of my great trips a few weeks ago and I like to share with you my trips and where we stay and where we eat and what we do. I’ve talked to you about St. Barths, I’ve talked to you about Pebble Beach. Well, I recently came back from Martha’s Vineyard, and I have to tell you – I had about…

America, It’s Time to Take the Medicine

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:00:29 +0000

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I read the New York Times everyday, and I spend a good three hours reading it on Sunday mornings. Do I agree with everything they say? I do not. But I think it is one of the best information sources in the world. I always read the Editorial Pages, and seldom do I agree with them. But I want that information.

Last week I read an editorial…

The Emotional Edge in Sports

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:19:57 +0000

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What role does emotion play in sport? I’m going to tell you — a lot. The spirit, the camaraderie, (and) the emotion. We used to say when I was playing football, “You’ve got to get fired up!”

In years past as we have played the Ryder Cup tournament, we’ve wondered why the Americans couldn’t beat the Europeans. We’ve had more players, great players, and yet we had lost…

Packaged Politicians

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:05:05 +0000

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I hope all of you watched and listened to the conventions, to what the candidates were saying. What occurred to me while I was watching them, is it really McCain talking? Obama talking? Biden talking? Palin talking? Or is it just a bunch of handlers? A bunch of people writing speeches, positioning the candidates, telling them who they can talk to, who they can’t talk to, what…

Why I Like Sarah Palin

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:23:41 +0000

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I cannot tell you with how impressed I am with the entire Palin family, led by the mother, Sarah Palin. I love hearing the liberal press knock her in every way possible. “She’s not prepared. She’s not ready. She doesn’t have the necessary experience.” The funniest part is that we have probably learned more from the liberal press about Sarah Palin in about 48 hours than we’ve…

Use Positive Energies in Sports, Business and Life

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:37:46 +0000

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All of us are interested in peak performance. How do we, in the most stressful situations perform at the highest levels? Isn’t that a great challenge?

The model for all of us is to look at sports figures, is it not? We have watched Tiger Woods over the years and marveled at how he can make putts of any length when he has to make the putts…