Jayson Jenks

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Elise Devlin |Doug Haller |Jayson Jenks

Editor's Note: This story is a part of Peak, The Athletic's new desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Peak aims to connect readers to ideas they can implement in their own personal and professional lives. Follow Peak here. One day at practice, Steph Curry, the greatest shooter in NBA history, decided to kick a basketball. No one can remember exactly how or why it happened.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Jenks

Every now and then, the question comes up: Who holds the record for the worst round at The Masters? The answer: Charles Kunkle, Jr., with a final-day 95 in 1956. Typically, that's where things end: a simple piece of sports trivia. That's where I thought it would end, too. Then I started reading about Kunkle, affectionately known as Kunk to friends and family. He played basketball at Duke and was a team captain.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jayson Jenks |Rustin Dodd

Share Quarterback Tyler Bray faced a steep learning curve when he joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013. An undrafted free agent, he had to memorize a thick playbook, master the verbiage of a new offense and acclimate to the speed of the pros.He also had to find a “cadence” — the combination of color and number that quarterbacks bark before the snap of the ball, like Blue 42 or Red 80.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jayson Jenks |Rustin Dodd

Quarterback Tyler Bray faced a steep learning curve when he joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013. An undrafted free agent, he had to memorize a thick playbook, master the verbiage of a new offense and acclimate to the speed of the pros. He also had to find a "cadence" - the combination of color and number that quarterbacks bark before the snap of the ball, like Blue 42 or Red 80.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Elise Devlin |Jayson Jenks

While running out onto the field for the first time before Super Bowl LIV's kickoff in 2020, Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt remembers looking up and seeing a piece of trivia on the video board: If the Chiefs win today, Dustin joins his dad, Craig, and brother, Britton, as a Super Bowl champion. It immediately triggered a bout of overthinking and anxiety. "Oh crap," Colquitt thought. To calm his nerves, he used a simple remedy: a series of breathing exercises on the sideline.