Hello All,
I have somehow made my way back over here to Germany to play basketball against other professional players. Well I know that only God has continued to find ways to bless me and show me how blessed I am, so I say THANK YOU!!!! I flew from Atlanta to Frankfurt 8 hr 45 minute trip, then had a layover in Frankfurt for 2 hr 30 minutes before I flew for 30 minutes from Frankfurt to Osnabruck. I didn't get to sleep much on the plane, but I guess I got enough because I felt refreshed when I stepped off the plane, I guess that had alot to do with it being cold here in Germany though (wow)!!!! After grabbing something to eat, I went to my hotel room and took a 2 hr nap, and then got ready for practice with my tournament team TVI Ibbenburen..... well long story short nothing has changed but the day...jump shot still wetter than ever, and my legs felt really good, so I of course flew around a bit :). Well for now I am getting ready to host a mini clinic for Over and Beyond Basketball LLC, right here in Germany and again I thank God for these many blessings and opportunities that he continually blesses me with. Game start up tomorrow morning, stay tuned for more, and thanks for all the support from people that love the game of basketball, support my efforts, and my well being.
Stay Blessed,
Omar Collington
Friday, April 6, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
LOOKING FOR NO EXCUSES!!!!!
Hello Readers,
There comes a point in time in life, and your basketball career, when you just say enough is enough. I am tired of living this kind of lifestyle, I am tired of being stereotyped, I am tired of not being given the opportunity to succeed, I am tired of not making shots, I am tired of losing, I am just plain sick and tired. So then the next question is how do you go about changing all of these things? You have to want better for yourself, you have to get over old habits, and selfish ways, to reach out to someone or someones that has been through the struggle, and want to learn how to be better, and intake some of there great qualities and make them your own. From making excuses, to not making excuses, is as simple as giving effort in whatever it is you are trying to pursue, or accomplish, having a positive attitude in the most harsh situations (finding something good to build upon) and using that as motivation to want to continue to go down that road of positivity and success. Yea some might say that reality kicks in and not everything is peaches and cream, but at the same time life is what you make it, and you can control your actions and how you view things, these are 2 keys that we do possess that can lead to doors of opportunity and self satisfaction. To summarize the point I'm trying to get across is to just believe in you and always make a way to be positive, and in turn you can change the outcome of your life as well as your basketball output.....negativity leads to negative thoughts and actions....positivity leads to positive thoughts and actions.......NO MORE EXCUSES.
Hope that this touches some of you and makes sense, for more inspiration please send me topics that you would like to have elaborated upon and I will try to help continue to aspire success and positivity.
Have a blessed one,
Omar Collington
Founder and CEO
Over and Beyond Basketball LLC
overandbeyondbasketball.com
There comes a point in time in life, and your basketball career, when you just say enough is enough. I am tired of living this kind of lifestyle, I am tired of being stereotyped, I am tired of not being given the opportunity to succeed, I am tired of not making shots, I am tired of losing, I am just plain sick and tired. So then the next question is how do you go about changing all of these things? You have to want better for yourself, you have to get over old habits, and selfish ways, to reach out to someone or someones that has been through the struggle, and want to learn how to be better, and intake some of there great qualities and make them your own. From making excuses, to not making excuses, is as simple as giving effort in whatever it is you are trying to pursue, or accomplish, having a positive attitude in the most harsh situations (finding something good to build upon) and using that as motivation to want to continue to go down that road of positivity and success. Yea some might say that reality kicks in and not everything is peaches and cream, but at the same time life is what you make it, and you can control your actions and how you view things, these are 2 keys that we do possess that can lead to doors of opportunity and self satisfaction. To summarize the point I'm trying to get across is to just believe in you and always make a way to be positive, and in turn you can change the outcome of your life as well as your basketball output.....negativity leads to negative thoughts and actions....positivity leads to positive thoughts and actions.......NO MORE EXCUSES.
Hope that this touches some of you and makes sense, for more inspiration please send me topics that you would like to have elaborated upon and I will try to help continue to aspire success and positivity.
Have a blessed one,
Omar Collington
Founder and CEO
Over and Beyond Basketball LLC
overandbeyondbasketball.com
Friday, January 6, 2012
Push Over and Beyond!!!!
Happy 2012 readers,
This is a new year, a new day, and hopefully a new you. We all go into every year wanting to be better than the previous year right? Well I hope that by motivation, and hopes of being a better you, that your new year resolutions are still strong and ongoing. Now for the student athlete, its not about the attention, points, or all the other things that student athletes thrive on to be successful. Have you done anything to make you proud of yourself, have you done anything that nobody needs to praise you for?, Have you had self satisfaction with who you are behind close doors with no one watching? If not, I hope that you realize that others do not matter if they aren't supporting you to do well for the right reasons.
Take this opportunity, this new year, to find yourself in the spectrum of being a student athlete that pushes him/herself for self satisfaction, for positive reinforcement, for levels of maximum potential by not submitting to peer pressure, or allowing yourself to be taken away from what really matters. Prioritizing what's important to you and your career, is a way to begin to create short term as well as long term goals for yourself, and future plans. We are all young at one point and time in our lives, but in likes of wanting a great future, we have to prepare now, don't wait til later to do better, because the same opportunity might not be available for you when you want it to be, but controlling your effort in whats important is something that you can do something about now in preparation for steps in the right direction.
Happy New Years,
Omar Collington
Founder and CEO
Over and Beyond Basketball LLC,
overandbeyondbasketball.com
This is a new year, a new day, and hopefully a new you. We all go into every year wanting to be better than the previous year right? Well I hope that by motivation, and hopes of being a better you, that your new year resolutions are still strong and ongoing. Now for the student athlete, its not about the attention, points, or all the other things that student athletes thrive on to be successful. Have you done anything to make you proud of yourself, have you done anything that nobody needs to praise you for?, Have you had self satisfaction with who you are behind close doors with no one watching? If not, I hope that you realize that others do not matter if they aren't supporting you to do well for the right reasons.
Take this opportunity, this new year, to find yourself in the spectrum of being a student athlete that pushes him/herself for self satisfaction, for positive reinforcement, for levels of maximum potential by not submitting to peer pressure, or allowing yourself to be taken away from what really matters. Prioritizing what's important to you and your career, is a way to begin to create short term as well as long term goals for yourself, and future plans. We are all young at one point and time in our lives, but in likes of wanting a great future, we have to prepare now, don't wait til later to do better, because the same opportunity might not be available for you when you want it to be, but controlling your effort in whats important is something that you can do something about now in preparation for steps in the right direction.
Happy New Years,
Omar Collington
Founder and CEO
Over and Beyond Basketball LLC,
overandbeyondbasketball.com
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