It Has Nothing to Do with Age: Michael Keller ,Dallas Cowboys and Mental Toughness

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It Has Nothing to Do with Age: Michael Keller ,Dallas Cowboys and Mental Toughness

It Has Nothing To Do With Age provides self-help principles. The inspirational stories give concrete illustrations of overcoming many of life's challenges. Difficulties pertaining to depression, grief, divorce, and death are presented and worked through by the participants. Physical impairments, injuries, overcoming issues with weight, alcohol, and nicotine are also dealt with and resolved by the athletes.

This book provides a model on how to overcome some of the difficulties that confront all of us . Further, this read sheds a beacon of light on preventive measures for good physical and mental health. Research demonstrates that exercise is an important component in treating such ailments and debilitating illness such as depression, stroke, heart disease, brain or cognitive malfunction,and Alzheimer's disease.

I suggest that proper exercise can be used as a preventive measure for psychological, cognitive, and physical health as well. Follow my prescription and lead a better, more fulfilling, and healthier life.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Michael Keller ,Dallas Cowboys and Mental Toughness

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."– Samuel Beckett

Why did a 6’4” 225 pounds athletic football and basketball player, who ran fast, at Catholic Central high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, question why the University of Michigan granted him an athletic football scholarship? To his amazement, he wondered “Why were they recruiting me, a guy from Grand Rapids, when they had all these high school all- Americans to choose from?” He added “I never felt good enough.” And stated “I never thought that I’d see or get on the playing field, but I hoped, that I would at least; make the traveling squad before I graduated.”

Michael Keller

How did this insecure, doubting kid from a small high school in Grand Rapids, who started out on maybe the six string on the U of M freshman football team, who didn’t think he was good enough to play at this level of football, become a three-year starter 1968-1971; won second team Big Ten honors in 1971; become one of the 40 football players selected to play in the college all stars versus Dallas Cowboys in 1971; and become drafted in the third round, the 64 th pick selected overall , by America’s team, the one and only Dallas Cowboys?

Would you be interested in finding out more about Michael Keller? I’m currently interviewing him regarding my “Mental Toughness “project.

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About Frank

Dr. Frank Lieberman is an author, psychologist, professional speaker, health and fitness coach and ultra runner. In his book “It Has Nothing to Do with Age,” he interviewed seven mature athletes and provided insight into the drives and motives of these older athletes. His experience in three one day 100 mile events gives additional credence in examining “why” these athletes do what they do. He not only talks the talk but walks the walk.

Frank has completed in endurance riding and buckled in the historic Tevis Cup in 2000 at the age of 60. At the age of 62 in 2002, he not only completed the prestigious Western States 100 mile run, but was an age group division winner as well. In 2008, at the age of 68, Frank and his partner Jonathan Jordan won the 100 mile Swanton Pacific Ride and Tie.

Frank’s book details other ultra sports that include: the Dipsea (America’s oldest running foot race), the Hawaiian Ironman, national and international rowing and the Molokai to Oahu Outrigger canoe race.