Mr. Russert certainly lived up to the challenge put out by Ed Murrow during his famous “lights and wires in a box” speech.

Tiger is simply one of those rare athletes that come once in a generation. Regardless if you’re interested or not in their particular sport, they absolutely draw you in with their pure achievment and excellence.

In Tiger’s case there has been much discussion if he’s the best golpher ever, or was he a better athlete than Michael Jordan etc?

Who cares? Enjoy watching him do what he does.

And let’s remember just how good Tim Russert was at what he did. He set a high standard for others to follow. Just as Murrow did.

There’s a torch out there, hopefully someone plans on picking it up.

Brian Olson

Brian Olson

Appreciate your comments on Russert and Woods. Yes last week we learned again about the fruit of pain, perseverence, integrity and leadership. They have lived these values for their whole lives, and a lot of other ethical values as well that permeate a character shaping. We see the outworking of their public lives on “Sundays” in Russert and Woods, yet their inner lives are shaped 24/7 by years of ‘working it out’ and Dads/Moms and many others. Their inner spiritual life is also exposed like all of ours by how we live and choices make. So all is revealed. Tim and Tiger, a dicotomy of differences, are yet similar as they reveal an integrated surrendered identity that even with cracks is sustaining.. and worth emulating. It takes time, and even suffering for others to reach our purpose.