Ryan Pacyga

@RyanDLeaf Congratulations! 🙏📈

14 years ago today I awoke on the floor of a jail cell. No hope of a peaceful or unchaotic life, rather, no life at all. Today, I get to remind myself that you can’t change the past, you can ALWAYS start over and change your future. I’m the luckiest man in the world! #soberlife

@T_Nation Just start. And don’t worry about comparing yourself to anyone else in the gym. Everybody started somewhere. And when you start, don’t overdo it the first week. Otherwise you won’t be able to move and you’ll quit. Gradually build up.

What do you tell someone who's afraid to start lifting?

Thank you to the TSA agents working without pay. You are appreciated 🙏

@TopVelocity Great message

“Stop trying to impress the wrong people.” Cody Hall on the mindset shift that changed everything: When you step on the field, it’s not about proving anyone wrong. That’s negative energy. That mindset will drain you. Instead—prove the people who believe in you right. Better yet… prove yourself right. You already know what you’re capable of. Trust it. Don’t play for approval. Don’t play for validation. Play your game. That’s what takes you where you want to go. ⚾️

@KSTP We need more of that. 🙏

In the wake of a shooting that injured four teens at a Minneapolis Popeye's, two community activists are hoping to launch youth mentorship programs and safety patrols to head off future violence. kstp.com/kstp-news/top-…

@CathyWurzer I can’t believe it. Such a staple of MN

Was always proud to have worked at a flagship CBS affiliate, WCCO Radio in Mpls/St Paul. This is a very, very sad day.

@KSTP Wonderful place. Pat and John have done a great job continuing the legacy of great food, great hospitality, and being stewards in their community. 🥩

Mancini's started as a small tavern on West Seventh in 1948, where Pat Mancini's dad, Nick, and his family served the working-class community with hot homemade dishes and warm smiles. kstp.com/special-covera…

Insurance companies LOVE to blame the weather, don’t let them get away with that if you’ve been injured! 👇

Tom Brady: “You need coaches that push you outside your comfort zone because that’s how you grow and that’s how you develop self confidence and self esteem. They push you to deal with failure.”

@YouthHockeyHub Well said. Wishing the best to every kid that competed, win or lose, and whether they took their medals off or not. Sure, it’s classier to keep it on. But they’re young, we’ve all done stuff we look back on and go “I would have done it different if I could go back.”

BHS Class AA State Final thoughts    Minnetonka's decision not to attend a postgame press conference was disappointing, yes.  Often, the losing team (it's okay to say "lose", I promise) has insight into the game (obviously), but also on the journey the team has embarked on together, how unheralded players showed up in the season's biggest game, and a perspective on the season as a whole.   There were also questions YHH had for the Minnetonka coaching staff: who runs the program's strength and conditioning? How has the youth system prepared this team to become such a well-oiled machine? How did you get every player to buy in while running four lines every game and ignoring point totals? Among others.  Hibbing/Chisholm lost in overtime, too. They showed up in that little room next to the Grand Casino Arena cafeteria, with harsh lighting and TV cameras lined against the back wall.  Head Coach Aaron Jamnick and three players. Gavin Lamphere, Tate Swanson, and Hunter Gustavsson.  They answered questions from local and statewide media.  The best part?  Senior goaltender Gavin Lamphere sat there, clear-eyed, and answered every question posed to him. He talked about what he said to his distraught teammates after the game. About how the underclassmen had great careers in front of them. About how he told them this loss wasn't the end of the world.  His most poignant comments were about Warroad, the team that had just ripped his heart out in overtime. He tipped his cap to the Warriors. He said their team had a great story. He mentioned Warrior goaltender Patrick Kennedy, and his rise from backup to the Class A All-Tournament Team.  And, yes, he wore his silver medal.  Medals, man.  Some people spend way too much time thinking about what kids (KIDS) are doing with a ribbon and a metal disc, moments after their season ends. Some kids wear them. Some take them off. Some throw them in the garbage before heading down the tunnel.  The time to remind them that the medal is a symbol of all the work they've put in, and that every other team but one would kill to be in their place, likely isn't on the ice in front of cameras and a crowd. Teaching those life lessons should not come at the cost of embarrassing an emotionally vulnerable teenager.    But I'm glad Gavin Lamphere wore his. Hopefully, he'll cherish it for the rest of his life.  Hopefully, the Minnetonka boys will eventually cherish theirs, too.  Thanks for following along this week. Being able to cover the boys' and girls' high school seasons is truly, sincerely, an honor.  See you next year.

This is awesome

@jlheimerl Merry Christmas!

Wishing Christians in the USA and around the world a very Merry Christmas! Jesus loves you and you will have eternal life. Boldly live out your faith in God.

@cdh_baseball Fantastic! Wishing all of the college alums healthy, successful seasons.

What a day! Always a great day to be a Raider when the boys come back from college! Thank you to Patrick McGoverns for hosting and providing a great brunch! #CultureCreatesChampions #AlwaysRaiders

@TomPelissero @edinahornets Multi sport athletes! Love it!

The Edina Hornets football team just won their first Minnesota state championship since 1978 with the Chicago Blackhawks’ first-round draft pick playing his senior year at QB, and the hockey team’s goalie scoring 6 TDs in the title game. Play sports. Have fun. Nothing like it.

@JessicaSimpson Congratulations! 🙏

8 years ago today I made the choice to confront, to confess and to let go of the self sabotaging parts of my life that I was choosing. Making that decision allowed me to fully live in the pursuit of Gods purpose for my life. Alcohol silenced my intuition, blocked my dreams and chased my circulating fears of complacency. Today I am clear. Today I am driven by faith. Both fear and faith are something that we feel and may not see, I'm so happy I chose faith over fear. It was not in the fight that I found my strength, it was in the surrender.

@CarlEller81 Awesome

Its Vikings game day! Skol!

@CDH_Raiders @MSHSL @CDHraiders Awesome! 👏

Congratulations to the CDH Football team who defeated Mahtomedi 49-44 to repeat as Section 4AAAAA Champions and advance to next week’s @MSHSL State Football Tournament. Time and opponent to be determined this weekend. @CDHraiders

@johnnyrandle93 @Vikings @NFLLegacy @ProFootballHOF Awesome

Just this once….because it’s Halloween 😈 #skol #purplefriday #facepaint

@MilitaryCooI God bless 🙏 🫡

Please join me in remembering Ken Beckman, a World War II veteran and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel who flew 48 missions during WWll as a navigator aboard B-17 "Flying Fortress" bombers. He passed away this morning at age 103. 🇺🇸🫡