We attended the basketball banquet tonight. Tell you the truth, we really didn't look forward to this dinner. So much adversity during this past season...injuries, academic problems, attitudes, players just up and quitting the team, so many discipline problems, it goes on and on.... I had no idea what Coach was going to say tonight. Well, I cried, and could hardly keep back my tears. I learned a lot about character tonight. The coach had so much to deal with this past year, but the boys that stayed, and persevered, and tried their hardest no matter what obstacles they had, are all winners. They never gave up, and coach never gave up on them. Coach talked about this perseverance, and this committment. While our boys only won 6 games, maybe, just maybe, you learn more about yourself and about life by losing, than you do winning. By sticking it out, by perseverance, determination, hard work, committment, never ever giving up. Maybe that's what our Raiders learned tonight. Bittersweet it was...
Coach still managed to stay positive, and to say something nice about each and every boy on the team. He talked about every game, the highlights and even lows, of each game. I think our young Raiders learned something tonight; I know I did.
Go Raiders; You're All Winners!!!!!
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