“You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world.”

King Gustav of Sweden

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In case you missed it. Last week, after 100 years of pleading, organizing, and protesting, Jim Thorpe, was declared the sole winner of the 1912 Pentathlon and Decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. They couldn't beat him on the track, so they stripped him of his medals with a technicality – he made $25 playing minor league baseball. Because of that big payday, the Olympic Committee didn't consider him an amateur. Why it took a century to overturn such an obvious injustice is anyone's guess.

A couple of years ago, I went down an internet wormhole about Thorpe – known as Wa-Tho-Huk (Bright Path), and created a collection to honor the world's greatest athlete.

Thorpe was so good that he won the Decathlon wearing two different shoes. He pulled shoes out of the trash to use after his shoes were stolen (one was too big so he wore extra socks), and blew everyone away! He ran a 4:40 mile in the final event for good measure. That record stood until 1972. Amazing.

¡Viva Jim Thorpe!

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Be a bright path and finish your week strong. Stay cool out there. Cheers!