A film about Duke T&F/XC coach Al Buehler: has this been discussed?

No one's seen this? Or it's already been discussed?

Just watched the first 40 minutes. Awesome story, thx for posting.

Really well done & a story most compelling!

I knew Buehler a little bit, I went to Duke and worked out with the team a few times while I was there. He was always very nice and welcomed me to join workouts whenever I could. I was already on an ROTC scholarship, and he didn't have any track scholarships to offer anyway (I would have been on the bubble for one, at best). Super nice guy, a lot of coaches would have closed off their workouts to the rest of the world, but he let me jump right in.

I have heard of it and remember the announcement that the documentary was to be made. However, I haven't watched it so I will check it out. I believe Duke's former basketball star, Grant Hill, was involved having it produced.

BTW, just click on link & watch entire thing for free!

Carnivore 69 wrote:

I knew Buehler a little bit, I went to Duke and worked out with the team a few times while I was there. He was always very nice and welcomed me to join workouts whenever I could. I was already on an ROTC scholarship, and he didn't have any track scholarships to offer anyway (I would have been on the bubble for one, at best). Super nice guy, a lot of coaches would have closed off their workouts to the rest of the world, but he let me jump right in.

I love Coach Buehler's words of wisdom:

Take good care of those you love.

Be the most positive, enthusiastic person you know.

Be bold and courageous.

Results, not excuses.

You have to pay the price.

Inch by inch, everything’s a cinch.

Persistence, persistence, persistence.

Talk is cheap.

Actions speak louder than words.

Every aspect of your life - from reaching your goals to coping well with stresses to living longer and stronger - is affected by your attitude. Positive emotions, including enthusiasm, always lead to positive outcomes.

Be at your best when the best is needed.

Be decisive.

Be a self starter.

Be honest.

Be loyal.

Commit yourself to quality.

Don’t do anything that wouldn’t make your Mom proud.

Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.

When you look back on your life, you will forget the things you didn’t do more than the things you DID do.

I've used the "less than half of the people who landed on Omaha beach ever fired their guns" story a few times on my kids.

Buehler never won an ACC TRACK CHAMPIANSHIP,had several last place finishers, and a few years did not get even one point.Was a good xc guy,and stayed at Duke for this reason .

Carolina guy wrote:

Buehler never won an ACC TRACK CHAMPIANSHIP,had several last place finishers, and a few years did not get even one point.

Yup. Nothing like being stuck with the smartest team in the ACC.

Sounds like you really knew him....NOT! Do yourself a huge favor & watch the vid.

Got his book off Amazon. Very excited to get into my summer reading.