Receiving a lifetime award allows one to pause and reflect on one’s research journey. In the spirit of Earle Zeigler himself, I reflect on: “What I have learned … ” on my research journey, and more specifically on how I got there. My research has always focused on the interaction between sport, economics, and society and evolved: “From socio-economic impacts on sport participation to socio-economic outcomes of sport events.” To cover 40 years of research, I am highlighting how: (a) “triggers,” (b) “influencers,” and (c) “lessons learned” intermingled to push my research agenda forward. This reflection proved to be a very gratifying exercise. I can highly recommend it to all researchers. Perhaps, this can become a stepping stone to be promoted to the rank of Prof. Emeritus or Emerita. Either way, sharing our experiences may trigger, inspire, and advance the learning of future generations of sport management scholars.

获得终身奖可以让人们停下来反思自己的研究历程。本着厄尔·齐格勒本人的精神，我反思：“我在我的研究之旅中学到了什么……”，更具体地说，是我如何到达那里。我的研究始终关注体育、经济和社会之间的相互作用，并不断发展：“从体育参与的社会经济影响到体育赛事的社会经济成果。” 为了涵盖 40 年的研究，我强调：(a)“触发因素”、(b)“影响者”和 (c)“经验教训”如何混合在一起推动我的研究议程向前发展。事实证明，这种反思是一次非常令人欣慰的练习。我强烈推荐给所有研究人员。或许，这可以成为晋升Emeritus教授或Emerita职级的垫脚石。不管怎样，分享我们的经验可能会触发、启发和促进未来几代体育管理学者的学习。