IN THE ARENA WITH AMORY

thoughts from the founder

Friday, February 13, 2009

In Defense of Authenticity

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In this day and age of plastic surgery and PhotoShop, we’ve grown accustomed to being confronted by scenes of apparent perfection: the too-t...
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Thursday, November 6, 2008

A Righteous Wind

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With all the recent talk of wind --conservative-crippling headwinds, righteous liberal tailwinds --one might think we were soldiering throug...
Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Character

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Anyone who has read this blog a modicum of times knows that its author is an indiscriminate sports fan. So it will not surprise you to learn...
Monday, August 18, 2008

Trading a bicycle for a Ferrari

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Seems that Mike is tuning up nicely and rounding into shape at precisely the right moment. I like the metaphor he deploys of turning a bicyc...
Sunday, August 17, 2008

Good things come to those who...

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...wait. Yes, patience is a virtue. But the patience Mike is exhibiting --ten days into the world's most pressure-filled sporting event...
Friday, August 15, 2008

Back to the Mothership

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Mike sent the following from Beijing this morning (which is this evening in China). He and the US Team have headed back to the city, comman...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Perspective and Poise

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This morning the following post came in from Mike in Beijing. And while at first blush it seems a bit disheartening, let me put that anxiety...
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Amory Rowe
Among other happy monikers, I bear the title of Founder and Executive Director of In the Arena, a nonprofit that anchors the highest-caliber role models in underserved communities with the aim of effecting positive and lasting change in today's youth. Click here to email me.
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