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    Racing the Wind: Seventy-Seven and Still Playing Full-Court, Fast-Break Basketball: Achieving Athletic Longevity, a Gift That Keeps on Giving
    Racing the Wind: Seventy-Seven and Still Playing Full-Court, Fast-Break Basketball: Achieving Athletic Longevity, a Gift That Keeps on Giving
    Racing the Wind: Seventy-Seven and Still Playing Full-Court, Fast-Break Basketball: Achieving Athletic Longevity, a Gift That Keeps on Giving
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    Racing the Wind: Seventy-Seven and Still Playing Full-Court, Fast-Break Basketball: Achieving Athletic Longevity, a Gift That Keeps on Giving

    By Gordon Peters

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    As the years have gone by I have become increasingly aware that having good health is far more important than having money or owning nice things. Everything else pales into obscurity when compared with our health. In this book I encourage men and women of all ages to find sports and physical activities they truly enjoy beginning as early in life as possible. This book is about being the best you can be for as long as you can be. Not only will you find it very enjoyable if you do, you will reap huge health benefits as well. We are capable of much more than most people realize.

    I speak from the personal experience of still being able to compete with much younger athletes in a challenging game at an age most people would likely regard me as being too old. Many of the players I play with have made the comment, I dont know how you do it. In this book I have tried to explain what I have done to do it.

    I do not feel much different mentally now than I did as a young man and I am still considered to be a reasonably capable player. My health is excellent. My energy level is high. I do not take any prescription medicines. I do not experience many aches and pains. I believe these positive outcomes have been greatly influenced by the effort I have put in. It doesnt just happen you have to make it happen.

    This is a book about real life in the real world. I have included several real life experiences to illustrate the impact that athletics and physical conditioning have had on mine and my wifes health. They include vignettes on job stress, open heart surgery, depression, and allergic reactions to chemicals. Many of you may experience these or other types of serious challenges at some point in your lives.

    I wish all of you the very best and hope that you will make a real effort to Be all you can be. You can help forge your own destiny.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateNov 8, 2013
    ISBN9781490812946
    Racing the Wind: Seventy-Seven and Still Playing Full-Court, Fast-Break Basketball: Achieving Athletic Longevity, a Gift That Keeps on Giving
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    Gordon Peters

    Gordon Peters earned an MBA from Northwestern and a BS from Miami (Ohio). He has had a successful career in management, where he reached the level of VP of corporate development for Cosco Inc. He has been a lifelong athlete and has been active in coaching a number of sports.

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      Racing the Wind - Gordon Peters

      Copyright © 2013 Gordon Peters.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4908-1295-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-1296-0 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-1294-6 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013918618

      WestBow Press rev. date: 3/31/2014

      Table of Contents

      Forward

      Achieving Athletic Longevity…

      A gift that keeps on giving

      Section I

      What Does It Take?

      Section II

      Vignettes of Life Experiences

      Section III

      Vignettes of Life Experiences (Continued)

      Section IV

      Getting Started

      Section V

      Mentors

      Section VI

      A Well Deserved Dedication

      Section VII

      Closing Thoughts

      Section VIII

      Acknowledgements

      Appendix I

      Email from Jim Pietrangelo

      Appendix II

      Stretching

      Appendix III

      Bibliography and References

      Forward

      Racing the Wind is an appropriate phrase in the title of this book.

      To paraphrase part of an old Gaelic blessing … There are times when the wind is at your back and the sun is shining warmly on your face … There are times when the rain is falling softly and gently.

      Unfortunately there are also times when the wind is howling and pelting you with gale force and cruel cross currents.

      Achieving athletic longevity requires a constant effort to be able to persevere and progress in the face of whatever you are confronted with.

      A similar effort is required to cope with the many twists and turns in life itself.

      Disclaimers, Warnings, and Responsibilities

      We all have to take personal responsibility for our health. It is important to understand that people differ greatly. A program that might be good for one individual might not be good for another individual. In making decisions about our health we all have to be wise about the choices we make.

      It is important to understand that the information in this book is presented as the experiences that my wife and I and others have had on a wide range of health and fitness issues. Much of this of this book deals in one way or another with health and healthcare. It is important for you to understand that I am not a physician nor is my wife nor is any other person who directly contributed in any way to this book. Absolutely nothing in this book, including its appendices, should be regarded as qualified medical opinion or advice. It is not intended as a substitute for professional advice from physicians or other professionals.

      It is important that before you begin exercising in any way, or change the exercise program you are now doing, or make any other changes that might affect your health that you be absolutely confident that you are capable and that the changes you are planning are suitable and will be beneficial. For some of you this will necessitate your consulting with your physician or other professional before you begin. Further, do not make any changes that might in any way run counter to what your physician or other professional has previously recommended or prescribed without first consulting with your physician or other professional.

      It is especially important that you consult with your physician or other professional before beginning any form of exercise or changing an existing form, or making any other changes that might affect your health if you are in any way experiencing a health problem, are injured, have had surgery, are already under doctor’s orders that limit you in any way or restrict your motion, or you have some sort of disability.

      Be careful and be wise regarding the choices you make.

      Achieving Athletic Longevity…

      A gift that keeps on giving

      I am writing this at the suggestion of a friend of mine, Frank Griffin. When he approached me with the request that I write a book I asked him, What should I write about? His response was athletic longevity. If there is anything I don’t like to do it is to talk about myself. His point was it would be the only way to pass on to the people coming along behind me what I have learned on the subject, and he believed that over the years I had probably learned some things of value. He also wanted to know how athletics and the conditioning I have attained have impacted on my life. To that end I have decided to try. As a hunt and peck keyboarder it will probably end up being a short piece. So here goes. I wish I could tell you that it all happened on a carefully planned basis. The truth of the matter is I learned a lot of it the hard way.

      Many of the players I play with have made the comment, "I don’t know how you do it." I am going to try to explain what I have done "to do it." I am not seeking pats on the back. I really don’t like to call attention to myself. I try to avoid the spotlight. I do believe, however, that I can help a lot of people. It is worth trying. Our nation is facing a serious health crisis and I believe athletics and physical conditioning are a vital part of the solution.

      At this point, I should tell you that I am 77 years old, and I have been an athlete for almost all of those years. I am in excellent condition. I do not experience many aches and pains. I am still able to compete competitively with much younger athletes. I have a young mental outlook. I do not take any prescription drugs. My overall health is excellent. I enjoy life. I love to compete. I believe all of these attributes are directly related to my athletics and my physical conditioning.

      The term athletic longevity certainly applies. On any demographic table I fall in the oldest category. I have played the game of basketball since the 1940’s. I love the game and am still able to compete with and against good players in full court fast break games. By almost any standards the game I play in is usually a high-quality game with a lot of very good players. Some would be considered outstanding by any measure and are among the best in our city. This is Indiana basketball. Most of these players are

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