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There are people who are spectators, and there are people who play a sport(s). My Family played a sport at one time or another over the years, and some currently participate in a sport in one form or another whether it be football, martial arts, basketball, swimming, tennis, golf, softball, gymnastics, baseball, racquetball or cheerleading...perhaps even two at a time.
🗝Participating in a sport not only helps build character, it reveals it. You learn how to win in life.
I could write a book about my Family when it comes to sports. Sports have played a major role in our lives for a very long time. And based on how active our nieces, nephews, grandchildren and cousins are, the tradition will continue for decades to come. It’s uncommon to have a conversation when we’re together without “sports talk”. While growing up, my Mom couldn’t wait for the basketball, baseball or football seasons to begin. Her first sport of choice was basketball. My siblings and I would hear her shouting with enthusiasm, “Look at him play that ball!”, “Now that’s how you do it!” or “I’m so proud of that young lady!” She didn’t play any sport herself but she stayed abreast of what was going on in the world of sports; i.e., who fouled out of a game, who was drafted, what team was going to the championship level, etc. My siblings and I would sit in the room with her and because of the excitement she portrayed watching teams compete, we adopted her enthusiasm and our interests grew. And there was no looking back. Sports became a part of our life and naturally, we gravitated toward people who also played a sport, people who have become longtime friends and in some cases, spouses. Then, when we became parents, we encouraged our children to play a sport—any sport they wanted to play.
“Sports teaches you to understand the meaning of a team. You need to be able to work with everybody; you don’t have to be their best friend. You can experience the fun of competition and driving toward a common goal without pushing to bond in some major way with each individual on a project.”
-Kathleen Kennedy
“You can’t win unless you learn how to lose.”
-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Today’s blog will turn into a novel if I go too deeply with writing about my sports family. To give you an idea about our traditional love for sports and as a tribute to my sports family, I’m listing sport of choice and former and current participation by relationship to me. Participation timeframe goes back decades.
Son: Collegiate Football - SWAC Championship {HBCU Graduate}
Daughter: "1st Female" Appointed To Leadership On Clemson Football Staff
Grandson: Martial Arts {Current}
Son-in-law: High School Basketball {Former)
Brother: Avid Golfer; Youth Baseball/Football {Former}
Sister 1: High School Cheerleading {Former}
Sister 2: High School Basketball {Former}
Brother-n-law: Avid Golfer; Collegiate Baseball {Former}
Niece 1: Youth Softball {Former}
Niece 2: Racquetball {Former Commissioner-Professionally; Current Competitor}
Nephew-in-law: Avid Golfer; Racquetball (Current Competitor}
Niece 3: Youth Tennis {Former}
Great-Niece 1: High School Basketball {Former}
Great-Niece 2: Youth Swimming/Gymnastics {Current}
Great-Niece 3: Youth Chess/Swimming {Current}
Several Cousins: Youth, High School & College Baseball/Soccer/Basketball/Football {Former & Current}
Myself: Cheerleading {Former Of Course😉}
Grateful to GOD for keeping each of us free from major injuries while enjoying the sport(s) we love and entertaining the public!
{My Grandson: Martial Arts Class}
{My Daughter: Leader In Sports Management}
{My Son: Collegiate Football Game}
Cheers to my Family and all athletes!
-GPS
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