Point of the Game

Conversations on Sports, Ethics and Culture

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Monday, October 7, 2013

The Wisdom of Athlete Cliches

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In one of my favorite sport movies Bull Durham, Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh, “the million dollar arm with a five cent brain,” asks his grizzl...
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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Sports Ethics: No Excuses

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“No excuses,” how many times have players heard this from coaches? How many times have good coaches stated this to the media or ...
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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Sports Ethics: Taking Care of Business

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When Rick Pitino the coach of Louisville was asked how his team will prepare for the NCAA tournament, he responded, “Nothing to ...
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Monday, March 4, 2013

Sports Ethics: Don't Try too Hard

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It sounds counterintuitive—“don’t try too hard?” When we are struggling, shouldn’t we just try harder? I have been following the...
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J. Patrick Dobel
I teach at the University of Washington where I served as the faculty athletic representative. I created Point of the Game as a chance to reflect upon upon the role of sport in our society. Point of the Game seeks to be a conversation about about the nature of ethics in athletics and its relation to our human condition.
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