"Don't ever lose faith in who you are, for that's what makes you different.
Don't try to turn yourself into someone everyone else is, for if that happens, the world is a poorer place."
- Sept 2005
had my first training session with the team today, and while i'm heartened by the healthy turn-out of first years, what really means the most to me is to see the London Games team return. In a way, I went through a definitive period of my second year in the company of the team, and it was also during that time which I learnt precious lessons about life and friendship. I made some of the best friends I could have made during that time, and times spent with the team were happy ones.
I think back to the "social ridicule" I probably received during that time, and I don't think I would have gotten through that phase if not for the support of my friends in the team. It wasn't easy, to have people calling you a skirt-chaser and what-not, but I always believed that people can call you all they want, and it's up to you to prove them right or wrong. I don't have anything left to prove, and I know that I should no longer feel so accountable to the masses, so long as I keep belief in what I set out to do, and so long as the team welcomes me. I will remain with them.
That being said, it's mine, p's and R's last year with the team, and while the signs that the team looks alright this year, I hope that we do win something. But beyond that, I always believed the the team would be more than just about winning. it's about bonding, about friendships, about cheer and laughter. I hope beyond this year, the spirit will endure.
I really, really would like to see the LG team back on the court. We've grown from team which were whipped to a team which surprised, it means so much to stand on the sidelines and watch the ladies grow as a team, and as individuals. But I know I can't ask them to do something they don't want to, and all I can do is hope.