Kirk Mango
Kirk Mango
Illinois

About Kirk

Hometown – Naperville
About me – I am a physical education teacher at the high school level. Since my profession is one that promotes physical fitness, I try to keep in shape in order to set a good example for my students. Trying to encourage high school age students to make sound choices regarding exercise and diet becomes much more difficult if you cannot practice what you preach. Character, integrity, and respect are concepts that are very important to me. They are things that are earned and/or demonstrated by what a person does not by what a person says. In a manner of speaking, setting a good example for students through demonstrating these three principles is one way I try to earn their respect. Anyway, that is my approach to my profession and pretty much to life as well. I am also the author of "Becoming a True Champion: A Handbook for Young Athletes Aiming for Greatness" (currently seeking publication), http://www.becomingatruechampion.com/, and the blog "The Athlete's Sports Experience: Making a Difference," http://becomingatruechampion.blogspot.com/. Both my book and blog are written for the purpose of making a difference in the loss of perspective so common in youth, high school, and collegiate levels of sports today, to provide a better understanding on how "true" athletic success is attained (or success in anything for that matter), to help give athletes and their parents the tools needed for that success, and to demonstrate the life application and intrinsic value that is attainable through healthy sports experiences.
Dream job – Retirement
Superstition – Silly idiosyncrosies when I am competing

Favorites

Players – My two daughters
Teams – Marquette and Louisville
Quote – "The Power To Become Whatever And Whomever You Decide, And the Realization That You Actually Have This Power, Is One Of The Greatest Gifts A Person Can Give To Themselves"
Movies – Miracle, Remember the Titans, Hoosiers, Rocky, Rudy, The Natural, etc. Lord of the Rings, Matrix, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Star Trek, Iron Man, etc.
Music – Toby Keith - Love Me If You Can, Kenny Chesney - Don't Blink. Just about anything that has deep meaning and a clean sound.
Video games – None
TV shows – Heros, The Mentalist, Criminal Minds

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Recent Activity

  1. Kirk Mango is now friends with Don Lafferty.

    November 16, 2009
  2. Kirk Mango is now friends with Amahd Whitaker.

    November 13, 2009
  3. Kirk Mango is now friends with Amelia Dege.

    November 12, 2009
  4. Kirk Mango is now friends with Toby Minter.

    November 11, 2009
  5. Kirk Mango is now friends with Katy Pipher.

    November 10, 2009
  6. Kirk Mango is now friends with Jess H.

    November 10, 2009
  7. Kirk Mango has a new blog entry: New Endorsement Page for "Becoming a True Champion".

    November 04, 2009
  8. Kirk Mango is now friends with Rebecca.

    November 02, 2009

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  1. New Endorsement Page for "Becoming a True Champion"

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  2. Steve Weatherford From the New York Jets Endorses "Becoming a True Champion"

    I was happy to receive an enthusiastic endorsement from Steve Weatherford, current punter for the New York Jets. Here is what Steve had to say after reading Becoming a True Champion:"I read it, I l...

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  3. Team Sports and Consistent Performance

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    Posted September 20, 2009 | 0 comments
  4. High School Inspirational Speaking Presentation a Success

    This past Monday, I had the wonderful opportunity to present my thoughts and ideas to the DGS High School Volleyball Program on how athletes (or anyone for that matter) can achieve success through ...

    Posted August 19, 2009 | 0 comments
  5. What We Truly Want to Teach and, in the End, Really Want "Them" to Learn

    If you have visited my website Becoming a True Champion and/or this blog, and taken some time to read the information/material available, you have probably noticed my definite and deliberate fo...

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