Tuesday, August 3, 2010

“Anderson Silva shares his philosophy on fighting with teammate - Las Vegas Sun” plus 3 more

“Anderson Silva shares his philosophy on fighting with teammate - Las Vegas Sun” plus 3 more

Anderson Silva shares his philosophy on fighting with teammate - Las Vegas Sun

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:32 PM PDT

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UFC's Anderson Silva talks with other fighters at an open workout session at the MGM Grand.

By Brett Okamoto (contact)

Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010 | 11 p.m.

In preparations for his upcoming title fight Aug. 7 against Chael Sonnen, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva spent a lot of time training at the Black House gym in Los Angeles.

While there, Silva (26-4) worked closely with Southern California-based middleweight Mark Munoz.

Munoz, who's fought professionally for just three years, said Silva shared a lot of his knowledge on the sport during their time together — including Silva's philosophy on fighting in the UFC octagon.

It's a conversation Munoz now refers to as his "Bruce Lee Moment" with the world's best mixed martial artist.

"He took me through a Muay Thai workout where he was holding the pads," Munoz said. "After he did that, he took off the mitts and knelt down in the middle of the cage at Black House and motioned for me to kneel down.

"So we knelt down face-to-face and he goes, 'Mark, you no fight. You play. OK? Play, happy, fun. You play — you win.' He was basically saying be calm in the octagon and I don't have to go in there angry."

Silva has been marred with controversy in a number of his recent fights.

After fairly uneventful meetings against Patrik Cote and Thales Leites in which Silva didn't press the action as he typically had in previous fights, the situation reached its peak at an April event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

During a main-event fight against Demian Maia at UFC 112, Silva danced around the octagon for extended periods of time, punching himself in the face and refusing to engage with his opponent.

Although Sivla won by decision, the fight angered UFC president Dana White enough that he left the arena before it ended and threatened to cut Silva from the organization if he repeated the performance.

Silva's antics have led some to believe he's bored with the 185-pound division and doesn't respect his competition.

Munoz, however, doesn't feel that's the case and said, based on his experience with the champ, Silva is a compassionate fighter both in the cage and out.

And no matter how Silva acts during his title fight Saturday against Sonnen, those closest to him know that it's all for the sake of enjoying himself.

"He's an awesome fighter but even more importantly, I saw what type of person he is outside of MMA," Munoz said. "He treats people awesome. He's a very friendly person, very compassionate.

"To see how he treats his training partners and his coaches, everybody loves him."

Brett Okamoto can be reached at 948-7817 or brett.okamoto@lasvegassun.com. Follow him on Twitter at LVSunFighting

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Socrates - Associated Content

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:39 PM PDT

* Socrates taught that striving for virtue and excellence is of greater importance than material success. He held that to believe the truth and to do what one believes is right is a greater duty even than preserving
 one's life, as evidenced by the fact that he was martyred for sticking to his principles.

* Socrates is strongly associated with a dialectic style of philosophizing, which is truth-seeking not by way of the written exposition of a single person, but through a question-and-answer dialogue among two or more people—philosophy as a social activity. In fact, Socrates wrote no works of philosophy, at least none that survive.

* Socrates was an early proponent of what in the 20th century came to be known as "conceptual analysis," which means he sought to understand the essence of certain key concepts. Generally his approach had a normative edge to it, such that when he inquired "What is an X?" he meant something like "What would it mean to be a true, or perfect, or ideal X?"

* While he was not a hardcore or absolute skeptic—he certainly didn't deny the existence or value of truth, for instance—Socrates did tend toward the skeptical in many respects. He denigrated the opinions of the masses and was far from a strong proponent of democracy as a political system. He believed that even the minority who have achieved some degree of wisdom—usually of practical matters—should be very humble and very aware of their own fallibility, and should avoid thinking their wisdom extends into other areas. He believed the same about himself, and indeed was far more apt to expose the imperfections in someone else's alleged knowledge than to claim knowledge himself. He compared himself to a "gadfly" who hovers around people, stinging them out of their complacency, reminding them that they don't have all the answers yet and must continue searching for truth.

* Socrates held that in a sense all that we regard as evil is really a form of ignorance. That is, that no one ever does wrong intentionally. Wrongdoing is always at its core a matter of the wrongdoer lacking moral knowledge, rather than being evil or weak.

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Robert Kraft Highlights Patriots Philosophy, Sounds Like The Chiefs - Arrowhead Pride

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 06:12 AM PDT

There's a solid article by Ian Rapoport in the Boston Herald this morning regarding Robert Kraft and his organizational philosophy as the owner of the Patriots.

Of course Chiefs GM Scott Pioli came from New England so there are some similar philosophies.

Kraft hit on all the key points that Pioli has stressed in his time in Kansas City:

Constantly adding talent at any position possible: "Remember, you're one injury away all the time from just being an 8-8 team. So, you got to continuously work your roster."

Focusing on the draft as the vehicle for talent acquisition: "And you got a nucleus that you can build on from the future while maintaining the solid core players that we've had."

Improving the bottom half of the roster: "The only way you're going to survive in this business is to replenish your team with younger players each year."

Making informed, not emotional, decisions: "I personally don't want to trade any good player from here. But I want us to be in the best position to win."

Hey, they've had just one season in the last decade with less than ten wins so if Pioli was doing it any other way I'd be questioning his sanity.

It's a good read so check it out and let us know if you see the same similarities.

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NCAA football: Rhoads sticking with same philosophy as ISU looks to build off bowl ... - Ames Tribune

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 06:59 AM PDT

• VIDEO: Rhoads press conference

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 IRVING, Texas — Simple worked once. Why not try it again? After keeping things simple in his first-year as Iowa State head coach, Paul Rhoads plans to do the same as the Cyclones look to build upon an Insight Bowl victory in 2010. For more ISU sports, see GoCyclones.

 "You can't go away from the basics just because you stopped some people and you scored some points," Rhoads said at Big 12 media days on Monday. "You did it because you blocked and you tackled, not because you out-schemed them." 

 Stripping football to the bare essentials — Rhoads spent 15 minutes in his very first spring practice going over tackling 101 — helped ISU get back on the national map.

 The Cyclones snapped a 10-game losing streak. They ended the nation's longest road losing streak. They won at Nebraska for the first time since 1977.

  And they had a winning record for the first time since 2005.

 That was a good first act. But ISU defensive end Rashawn Parker knows more is expected when the Cyclones hit the field for the encore.

 "All the expectations are raised," Parker said. "We want to go to a second bowl game and have more success this season."

 ISU believes it's up to the challenge.

 The running game, which anchored the offense last year, returns nearly intact with running back Alexander Robinson and the four starting offensive linemen back.

 Quarterback Austen Arnaud overhauled his mechanics and said his accuracy is "night and day" better than last year.

 Even though the defense only returns four starters, the Cyclones like the strides being made by defensive coordinator Wally Burnham's unit.

 "They are going to make plays," Arnaud said. "I've seen them all summer and spring. We are excited for them."

 For Rhoads, developing talent will be a key to ISU's success, not just this season, but for the foreseeable future.

 "People are going to see that this fall, and not just players that played last year," he said. "But redshirts and so forth that begin to play with us."

 But what about the schedule, the one that could potentially feature four preseason top 10 opponents?

 "We play the toughest schedule in America," Rhoads said. "We have to be ready for it."

 A demanding schedule is nothing new for the Cyclones, Arnaud said, because the teams on it that college football pundits are raving about — Iowa, Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska — are old foes.

 "Every game is tough," Arnaud said. "There is not a team on our schedule that I feel we would murder. We open up with Northern Illinois, and they made a bowl last year."

 But after everything ISU went through last year, the Cyclones think they're ready to take it on.

 "We've already proven ourselves," Parker said. "But we have to prove ourselves again. It's a new year. Everything we did and learned last season, and all the hard work we put in this offseason will carry over into the season."

Alburtis no longer on team

 Defensive tackle Austin Alburtis graduated in the summer and decided to give up football.

 "He has elected to forego his senior year of eligibility and move into the workplace," Rhoads said.

Sims update expected soon

 Rhoads said he hopes to hear something about the ongoing police investigation involving David Sims in the next day or two.

 Sims is under investigation by the Ames Police Department for unauthorized use of a credit card.

Bobby La Gesse can be reached at (515) 663-6929 or rlagesse@amestrib.com.

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