In this Ted talk, ESPN soccer analyst and former Trinidad and Tobago World Cup goalkeeper and England Premier League star Shaka Hislop reminds us that culture, identity, and community are powerful weapons in our journey to success: More from Wired868 B&B Ep 18: Jan-Michael Williams (Pt 1): My path to …
Read More »
“[Shaka] Hislop understood his social responsibility and grasped that it was insufficient to be revered as a footballer yet despised as a human being. “[…] Sport is, first, entertainment. It is a live play totally ad-libbed by actors, who have no idea what ending awaits. It is one part ballet, …
Read More »
Recent events in Trinidad and Tobago like the closing of Petrotrin and many other examples have signalled that we are in crisis. For some, we are seeing a crisis of leadership, for others, we are seeing a crisis of governance. It is hard to deny that our future is uncertain. …
Read More »
“You, sir, are in the sunset of your career; you are in a position to set the stage for the greatest show on earth. Not Carnival but an island of innovation. “Dr [Keith] Rowley, we are in a lot of trouble and we need you to become the leader you …
Read More »
Wired868 Wired868 for smart sport news and opinion