Spittin' Sports and History

Last week when Dustin Johnson won the Masters with a -20 score, he had to caution his caddy on the 18th tee not to be teary. Dustin had to keep his composure as he was winning. His caddy was emotional because it was Dustin's younger brother Austin. Most pro golfers don't have that connection, but in 2013 Dustin's regular caddy couldn't make it to a tournament in Australia. He asked his brother if he would take over temporarily, and Austin was with him when he won that next tournament. The combo clicked, so from that time on, Austin has been with his brother. A caddy is with a pro golfer through good times and bad and is there for every moment of every decision. Dustin said later that it was an even greater win for him because he could share it with his brother. Having a sibling that is close to you is a special feeling. I look in my own family and see examples of sisters who are beautiful pictures of bonding together: my cousins Martha Sue and sweet Carolyn, my sisters-...

Image by  snowinjuly  from  Pixabay   I n 2006 Lindsay Jacobellis was set to win a gold medal in snowboarding. She had been in first place all year in competitions, had won her preliminary runs, and was considered to be such a favorite that tv announcers were already setting up interviews after she got the gold medal. The day of the race was perfect, and when she started with the other top 5 contenders, everybody watched as she quickly took the lead. Three of the other contestants fell on curves and were out, so now it was down to Lindsay and one other snowboarder who began to fall behind. Lindsay had a lead that was more than anyone had ever seen. With 2 of the last jumps to go, she made a choice to do a fancy kind of twist that was sometimes used in competitions. When she did, she crashed, and the tv announcers were stunned. The other racer who had been so far back caught up and passed Lindsay who was struggling to get back on the course. The other girl came in fir...