Quaydarius Davis:  He’s Got Moves

I don’t follow football. I played it in high school, but I prefer to watch basketball, because it’s so easy to see the amazing athleticism of the players without the pads and with fewer people on the field. When I looked at this clip of Quaydarius Davis when he was in high school, though, I was tempted to try to watch football again. Or at least watch highlights of his games. (I think he played for Texas Southern as a freshman and sophomore, and is in the transfer pool today.)

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Big Girl. Big Moves. 

This is a clip featuring high school girls that felt bullied and spent a year learning to dance to regain their confidence. Front and center is an amazing performance by a girl that was bullied because she is overweight.

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The USA is where? 

Another amusing video clip of “Ask college students basic questions to see how dumb they are.” In this case, about basic geography.

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This Is Scary… She Must Be Insane! 

I came across this athlete several years ago and rediscovered her yesterday. Her name is Faith Dickey. She’s a professional “slackliner” that has broken all sorts of world records, including slacklining over canyons without a safety harness. (A slackline is like a tightrope, but not tight.)

What she is doing is so crazy that, before I posted this today, I googled her name to make sure she is still alive.

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