Sports, Adversity, and Life…

“For The Love of Basketball”

Columbus Hidden Gems

     To the Lady Gems, I first would like to say to you I am proud of all of you. I understand what it is like to feel disappointment, both on and off the court. I also understand what its like to overcome disappointment that some call adversity. I understand things haven’t quite felt the same over the last few weeks without our family being intact. We had  some teammates not with us dealing with personal issues and staff gone as well facing challenges in the matter of LIFE itself.  Not having that home feeling when defending your home court, almost makes you feel like your still on the road. The things the game of basketball will and has taught a lot of us is when you face adversity on the court, in the 4th quarter or in life you draw even closer to your teammates, your family and those you care most about.

     Well,  we took ours on the chin right here in our own house and we are still standing. I saw it in the eyes of your leader and I heard it in his voice and couldn’t help but remember when we played. No matter what was going on around us when we were on the court everything became alright. All we knew was leave it on the court and run the life out of our opponent simply because we wanted it more. Plus, it made it easier to deal with what ever life threw at us after the game. Lady Gems ,remember this in your adversity the WBCBL has given you that chance to step on the court in such a great league full of players, coaches and fans with similar stories. The difference is you are on the court still writing yours while we live through you, still telling ours.

     It is time ladies to take back whats ours, the one thing we can control, our effort and approach to the game we all love. Remember counting down 3…2…1….. she shoots she scores….and when you missed you would say there was a foul on the play so you could get another shot.(lol) The Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League is that shot. It’s time. We have come too far to lose sight now with all the sponsorship buzz we have generated and the exciting basketball that the league brings. There is no reason that we can’t achieve our goal in becoming one of the premiere teams in this league. We have the coach head man Lucius Jones who has a great vision for life, both on and off the court for his team individually and collectively. Let’s take our adversity we were hit with and use it to do what we love already with even more passion and determination, because what hasn’t killed us has certainly made us stronger.

     This Saturday when we hit the court regardless of who can be with us lets leave everything behind and whoop some “behind” and not lose sight of what we have in front of us, “Opportunity”. Thank you WBCBL for also allowing me to be apart of your vision and finding out my purpose.

Writer

Demetrius E. Ross

Lady Gems Back To Basics

Saturday July 2, 2011 7:00pm Tip-off

DIRECTIONS:

Lazelle Woods Rec Ctr

8140 Sancus Blvd, Westerville , OH, US From Rt.71-S exit at Polaris Pkwy and turn right. Take Polaris down to Sancus Blvd and turn left. Rec ctr is on the left-hand side. From Rt.71-N exit at Polaris Pkwy and turn left. Take Polaris down to Sancus Blvd and turn left. Rec Ctr is on left-hand side. From Rt.23N turn right onto Polaris Pkwy and then turn right onto Sancus Blvd. Lazelle Woods Park & Rec Ctr is on left hand side. From Rt.23S turn left onto Polaris Pkwy then turn right onto Sancus Blvd. Lazelle Woods Park & Rec Ctr is on le ft hand side.

“Back 2 The Basics”