"Leaders are like eagles...they don't flock. You'll find them one at a time." ~ Knute Rockne

"First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know they are losers. Then there are those who are not winners, but don't know it. They're the ones for me. They never quit trying." ~ Paul "Bear" Bryant

"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is." ~ R.I.P. Bob Feller 1918 - 2010

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." ~ Vince Lombardi

"Success - it 's what you do with what you've got." ~ Woody Hayes

ANOTHER AWESOME ONE!!! "The only place that success is before work is in the dictionary." ~ Jon Wooden

"There are no traffic jams along the extra mile." ~ Roger Staubach

"The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare." ~ Bobby Knight

"Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in." ~ Bill Bradley

Life is good!!!

"Plan your work and work your plan." ~ Marv Levy

Happy Thanksgiving to my kids Mason and Mishaela! Daddy loves you!

One of the best I have heard!!! "Failures are expected by losers, ignored by winners." ~ Joe Gibbs

Looking forward to working with the newest members of "Team Hollis" in Denovo7! Jason Langston, Sonya Whitley, Kenneth Drake, Robert Heaton, and AC Cordell!

Denovo7 - D7Pros conference call tonight (11-17) at 9:15pm EST. Tune in to hear what everybody is talking about regarding the new energy shot "XE7" and the NFL players supporting it! 218-936-4700, Code: 6335049#

Ok...as promised! Here is the NEW DENOVO7 VIDEO! It's time to roll with this company! Who's with me? http://ping.fm/AT3jb

I will be hosting the first of many Denovo7 - XE7 Business meetings tomorrow night (11/16) in Jacksonville. The meeting will begin at 7:30pm in the front conference room at Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex located at I-95 and Emerson. Map: http://ping.fm/k4TI0

Just got home from a great Denovo7 meeting where we all witnessed a sneak preview of the new company DVD! Pat Summerall is the voice of this video and it is Extremely Powerful! Will share as soon as it's available!

"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." ~ Vince Lombardi

Heading down to Orlando today to watch our ProForm Kicking student Nick Novak and his fellow Florida Tuskers take on the Omaha Nighthawks tonight! Kick'em straight Nick!

Denovo7 - D7Pros conference call tonight (11-3) at 9:15pm EST. Tune in to hear what everybody is talking about regarding the new energy shot "XE7" and the NFL players supporting it! 213-289-5450, Code: 6335049#

"My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging." ~ Hank Aaron

"Those who truly have the spirit of champions are never wholly happy with an easy win. Half the satisfaction stems from knowing that it was the time and the effort you invested that led to your high achievement." ~ Nicole Haislett

For all my Jacksonville area friends who have been inquiring about the business that I am doing with my former NFL teammates, please take an opportunity to see what it's all about! Thursday (10/28), JACKSONVILLE MARRIOTT, 4670 Salisbury Road, Jacksonville, FL. 7:30pm.

"Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion." ~ Michael Jordan

Having an awesome Denovo7 meeting with Bill Bates and his Corporate executives here in Dallas! Looking forward to our public meeting tonight...expecting 100's! www.Denovo7Dallas.com

Just checked in to the Aloft Downtown Dallas Hotel...very unique rustic hotel! Getting prepared for our Denovo7 Dallas Launch with Bill Bates tomorrow! www.Denovo7Dallas.com

"You are never a loser until you quit trying." ~ Mike Ditka

Heading out to Dallas this weekend to assist NFL Hall of Fame Nominee Bill Bates with launching our Denovo7 - XE7 Business! Here are the details for the event: http://ping.fm/oB2vJ

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." ~ Jackie Robinson

Got a new site up and running! Take a peek and let me know if it sparks any interest! I promise...it's worth a look! LOL!!! http://ping.fm/EqnzF

"About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure." ~ Tommy Lasorda

"Set your goals high, and don't stop until you get there." ~ Bo Jackson

"When you're entrusted with a tradition, you've got to protect it." ~ George Steinbrenner 1930 - 2010

"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." ~ George Herman "Babe" Ruth

"There's no reason to play your game if you don't believe you can win it all." ~ LeBron James

"Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it." ~ Pat Riley

"Success is year after year reaching the highest limits in one's field." ~ Sparky Anderson

For those of you who have been asking about Denovo7 and it's product "XE7 - Liquid Energy Suppliment" - this is what it's all about! http://ping.fm/5pyG9 Contact me for more info: mike@d7pros.com.

Just about to begin the first of 4 kicking sessions with recent 49ers kicker Shane Andrus! He will be training in a 2-Day Private Camp with ProForm Kicking Academy!

"Spectacular achievements are always preceded by unspectacular preparation." ~ Roger Staubach

Denovo7 Conference call tonight @9:30pm est. Get great information on the New Energy Drink, XE7! Call 605-475-4425 and enter 77177#.

"Pursue your dream, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the very best you can." ~ Chris Evert

"To win you must have talent and desire - but desire is first." ~ Sam Snead

Just got back home from the Florida Tuskers practice in Orlando. Worked with our kicker Nick Novak today and he is kicking great!

This just in...hot off the press! ProForm Kicking Academy student Nick Novak (formerly with the San Diego Chargers) is on his way to sunny Florida to play for the Florida Tuskers! Congrats Nick!

"If you fear losing, then you dare not win." ~ Bjorn Borg

"You don't have to win to be a winner. If you always give it everything to win, you're a winner." ~ Duke Snider

"Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops." ~ Althea Gibson

"Fail to prepare, prepare to fail." ~ Roy Keane

I will be a guest speaker on a Denovo7 conference call tonight @ 9:30 est! Call 605-475-4425 & enter 77177# to listen in! Here's a link for more info: http://bit.ly/ailoyR

"Failure happens all the time. What makes you better is how you react to it." ~ Mia Hamm

About to show Eden Kendall a thing or two about kicking...Live on "Good Morning Jacksonville!" Should be around 9:40am here at Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex.

Jacksonville residence - Tune into WTLV NBC 12 tomorrow morning (8/28) for "Good Morning Jacksonville" to see what's happening at Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex! Disney's Back to School Bash from 10am-4pm! I will be there giving kicking/punting tips for all the kids!

"Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome." ~ Arthur Ashe

"Winning is a learned behavior and I think experience means a lot." ~ Joe Torre

"You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good." ~ Jerry West

"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen." ~ John Wooden

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." ~ John Wooden

Home Sweet Home!

On my way to quite possibly having one of the worst flight experiences ever! Cancelled flight, after cancelled flight...now in Salt Lake City waiting for a 12:50am "red-eye" to Atlanta...then getting into Jax just after 9am! This is a blast!

Heading back to Jacksonville today. Had a blast in Spokane during the 4+ weeks I was here! Always great to catch up with friends and family.

"I have a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end." ~ Larry Bird

IF YOU HAVE A MOM WHO HAS MADE YOU LAUGH, WIPED AWAY YOUR TEARS, HUGGED YOU TIGHT, WATCHED YOU SUCCEED, SAW YOU FAIL, CHEERED YOU ON, KEPT YOU STRONG...REMEMBER...MOMS ARE A PROMISE FROM GOD THAT YOU WILL HAVE A FRIEND FOREVER!!!! PUT THIS AS YOUR STATUS IF YOU LOVE YOUR MOM...I have the best mom in the world!!!

"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, sacrifice and, most of all, love of what you are doing." ~ Pele

Heading out to finish the second day of a 2-Day Private Camp. Garrett from Kennewick WA is training 6 times in 2 days!

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." ~ John Wooden

Had an awesome time last night at my 20 Year Class Reunion! It was great to see some of my buddies that I haven't seen in all those years!

"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." ~ John Wooden

"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." ~ John Wooden

"Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters." ~ John Wooden

Heading down to the Spokane Arena to work with Spokane Shock kicker and ProForm Kicking student Taylor Rowan this morning! The Shock are preparing for the first round of the AFL playoffs this Friday!

"Approach every day with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts." ~ Phil Jackson.

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
~ Wayne Gretzky

Back in Spokane to hang with my family and friends! Getting excited for my 20 year high school reunion on Saturday! Man...I am getting old!

Just wrapped up our first Seattle area Summer Instructional Kicking Camp, and our NCS Seattle Regional Combine yesterday. Back to Spokane to relax a bit.

Gettin packed up for my trip BACK to Seattle for an NCS Combine Event tomorrow, then our first annual ProForm Kicking Summer Instructional Camp on Friday!

Back in Jax...headin to Jacksonville University for the first of two days of the Excel Football Camp! Gonna be a hot one!

Headin out to Seattle to hang with Coach Bill McAllister...then catchin an early flight in the morning back to Jax for the Excel Football Camp...then back to Seattle for a combine, then camp....then might head out to Wyoming to watch a semi-pro kicker! Then....???

Some great kicking information, courtesy of Mike Herman and Kickology. http://ping.fm/paUuT

It's a b-e-a-u-tiful day in Spokane Washington today! Great kicking camp weather...no wind and sunny! Then headin over to Coach G's house after the camp for his annual "post camp bbq!"

Taylor Rowan, ProForm Kicking Academy client: http://ping.fm/H2woe Great clip!

Just finished our first annual NCS Spokane Regional Combine Event at Central Valley HS. Now I have to upload the results and edit the video. Great job guys!

Getting ready for the first annual National Combine Series Spokane Regional Event tomorrow. Almost done with my check list! Then preparing for the CV Kicking Camp on Friday!

Headin out to Washington today to see my family in Spokane! Can't wait to see my mom...she has been through a lot lately with multiple surgeries! She is such a trooper!

National Combine Series Spokane, WA Regional Event - Thursday, July 22nd...Followed by the Annual Mike Hollis Kicking Camp at Central Valley High, July 23rd!

Our 2010 Jacksonville Summer Instructional Camp is now finished. Great camp, great kids, and lots of fun! Now working with NFL Free Agent Michael Barnard!

Day 2 is in the books! Just one more session early tomorrow...then heading to the indoor facility for a 2 Day Private Camp with an NFL prospect!

Day 1 in the books! Gonna be up late editing video and up early tomorrow for another full day! I love what I do!

Off to an early start for our 2nd 2010 Jax Summer Instructional Camp. Can't sleep! Got too much to do!

Frantically getting ready for our 3-Day instructional camp. Just got home from the Jax Regional Combine Series event that went very well!

National Combine Series Regional Event - Jacksonville, July 15th...ProForm Kicking Summer Instructional Camp, July 16th-18th!

Heading to church...then to work for a bit. My 12 year old daughter offered to come in with me today to help clean my office! What a sweetheart!

Heading out this afternoon to UNF to watch the Jacksonville Axemen take on the New York Knights in some smash-mouth Rugby!

Testing this Ping thing!