Paris 2024. I hope everyone has been enjoying the Olympics. I am in awe of the work ethic and success of Katie Ledecky. I have no words for the athletic talent of Simone Biles in the vault. As a psychologist, I am doubly impressed with her ability to overcome her Read more…
Nairobi, Kenya David Kimani: Third and Final Segment. In the interest of full disclosure –- a warning — the final segment does not have a happy ending. David was recruited to South Alabama by an assistant coach. The summer after David’s highly successful freshman year at South Alabama, the coach Read more…
David Kimani Lesson Two. Last week I wrote how my experience with David Kimani humbled me. Today I want to share a second very important experience I had with David during our Thanksgiving together. After we had had dinner, driven the car and shared lives, Stuart, the white South African, Read more…
David Kimani was an extraordinary athlete and person. I only spent one full day with him, but the day provided special moments in my life. In the fall of 1999 David arrived on the campus of the University of South Alabama from the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. He arrived after Read more…