Tag Archives: 1996 Olympics

Sport Psychology in Improving Athletic Performance

Sport psychology is a science in which the principles of psychology are applied in a sports setting to enhance performance. While sport psychology cannot replace physical and technical training or increase an athlete’s physical potential, it can their improve ability to remain in control under pressure, increase consistency, and help athletes to perform at their […]

All About Gymnast Svetlana Boguinskaya’s Olympic, World, and European Medal Haul

Svetlana Boguinskaya is a three-time Olympian who competed in elite gymnastics from 1987-1992, and then again from 1995-1996. She became a member of the elite Soviet national gymnastics team at the age of 14 in 1987. She competed in 3 Olympic Games, 4 World Gymnastics Championships, and 4 European Gymnastics Championships. She won her first […]

Terrell Owens Cries During Press Conference

Though Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) told a sobbing player in “A League of Their Own” that “There’s no crying in baseball,” evidently it’s okay for the tears to flow in football. NBC 10 in Philadelphia reports that Wide Receiver Terrell Owens cried during a press conference following the Dallas Cowboy’s disappointing loss to the New […]

Whitewater Rafting in Ocoee, Tennessee

Nothing beats whitewater rafting on the Ocoee River in Tennessee. The whitewater rafting outfitters on this list are all in beautiful East Tennessee, just a short drive from either Knoxville or Chattanooga. The Ocoee River is the stuff of both major motion pictures and documentaries. Probably the most famous movie to have been filmed on […]