I have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays so that doesn't work well with a track schedule. But I told the girls I'll still run with them on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I just didn't want to stretch myself too thin and not be able to give them the time they deserve. I'll stay involved because I don't think I can stop. |
I have gained back much more than what I lost in Katrina. |
I think we've got parents who are biological but haven't really learned how to parent because they are young or didn't have the best role models growing up. We've got parents with drug issues. I think we've got parents with mental health issues. |
I've never been so psyched ? I'm so excited we made it this far. We grew up as a group this season and now we're showing everyone that we're a good team. |
It's crazy. What's going on? I don't know. I just think life is piling up. |
It's not like I was dominating, and Kailua is such a good hitting team. I was depending on my defense, and they came through. |
Just to walk in and see everything you had and work so hard, to try to build up, be destroyed in just a matter of hours was just devastating. |
The kids don't come with a packed suitcase; they come with the clothes on their back and sometimes that's not suitable. |
This is a very scary time for them. They come from a situation that might have been violent. They don't know what we do here so we want to comfort them so having some special supplies here will make them feel much better. |
This is what we call the outside room the ceiling that is yellow for the sun the blue for the sky and green for the grass all the equipment you see was furnished by Chevron. |
We chip away, chip away wherever we can. |
We're seeing the usual breaks and bruises. But we're also seeing cigarette burns and chemical burns that we haven't seen that much of in the past. |
What I focus on is not the ribbons and the trophies but the progress the girls make as athletes and people, developing a respect for the sport and for the other athletes. To me, that's what coaching is all about. |
When I opened the letter they sent me in December, I was just so surprised. I had to read it a couple of times I was so overwhelmed. It really means a lot to me. |