Olympiahoops.com--My Blog

Our Deepest Fear . . .

2011-10-04T13:37:51Z

I love this, and I live it! I hope we all learn to. I say this because many times the issues we face, or the drama we incur has to do with people not knowing their own power. Not letting their light shine, or not wanting others to let their light shine. If we all knew how powerful we really are, we would encourage one another's light, not dim it.

You Play Like a Girl

2011-09-25T15:00:11Z

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You play like a girl. And I say thank you! Just as Cappie Pondexter demonstrates in this video, that means something different today. Of course we all know it's supposed to mean you play like a girl who isn't athletic at all, doesn't like sports, can't throw, is prissy missy, doesn't want to break a sweat or a nail. For guys, it's the ultimate insult. Calling out their manhood and skills all in the same breath. For women, those that play at least, it's still an insult, because we are girls, and some of us can really play, as demonstrated by Cappie Pondexter, Olympic Gold Medalist, WNBA Champion and current guard for the NY Liberty.

So when someone says you play like a girl, watch out which girl you say that to. You might find out, like Sebastian Telfair, of the Minnesota Timberwolves, you're struggling to guard, not a girl, but a grown *ss woman.

Peace Be With You

2011-09-24T16:04:12Z

Courtesy of my daughter, Bre.

Life is No Brief Candle for Me...

2011-08-17T11:15:48Z

"I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. Life is no brief candle for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations."~ George Bernard Shaw

Photos from RIga, Latvia Breast Health Event 2011

2011-06-22T18:58:52Z

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Planting Seeds in Latvia for Breast Health and Parenting

2011-06-22T18:28:25Z

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of traveling to Riga, Latvia as the guest of the United States Embassy. I went on behalf of the WNBA in order to participate in a breast health awareness event. This is an important league-wide initiative of the WNBA and we wanted to impart it’s importance by showing our support.

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The first day was a full day. I started my morning waking up at 4:30am and the sun was beaming. The sun hadn't set until 10:30p the night before, so I was under the impression the sun didn't set at all because I fell asleep before it did. Imagine my confusion with the time of day, I was already jet-lagged from a ten hour time difference along with a hectic travel schedule. I was rerouted due to a four hour delay in my first flight to Washington Dulles. Instead I flew from LAX to San Francisco to Frankfurt to Riga. Luckily I was able to snag an exit seat on each flight. I was delayed, however, several hours in Frankfurt due to missing the flight to Riga because of the original rerouting. It wasn't so bad though because the Frankfurt airport provides lounge chairs for fatigued passengers and those with long layovers. It's a major layover spot for people traveling in Europe. I read my book, Cross by James Patterson. I felt like such an old fogy with my real live paperback because everyone I saw had either a kindle, iPad or some other gadgetry to help them accomplish what I was doing the old-fashioned way. I have an iPad, and I read several books on it, yet this was one of the books in my archives that Rock, my fiancé had read, that I didn't get a chance to read yet, and I didn't want to waste money buying the electronic version of a book I already owned. I used to be a die-hard James Patterson fan, but I have been sidetracked with discovering other suspense/thriller authors as of late. I'm happy I found my way back home though. I missed his protagonist, Alex Cross, a black psychologist who works for the FBI and is a widowed single father. In the movie rendition of his book Along Came a Spider, Morgan Freeman was cast in the role. I thought it was fitting.

Videos from Latvia Breast Health Weekend 2011

2011-06-21T20:59:07Z

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On My Way to Latvia - Video

2011-06-08T12:38:26Z

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Waiting in the San Francisco airport, hoping I can get an exit row when the gate finally opens. I'm on my way to Riga, Latvia to represent the WNBA in a Breast Health Awareness event provided by the Latvian Basketball Association and the US Embassy. More details to come.

I lost a Year's Worth

2011-06-06T03:39:06Z

Welcome to the new and improved Olympiahoops.com! After a few weeks of my site being offline due to a server migration and complete overhaul, I’m finally back online! I’ve set up some services so I can make mobile posts more easily, including a new vlog (video blog) feature that may be accessed on the Olympia TV page. I’m looking forward to writing again, as this site overhaul took more time and energy than I was expecting to commit. I’m happy I did it though because I ended up upgrading more than I originally planned.

I hope you are motivated to comment on some of my posts, even some of the past ones, as I lost all of my comments. I tried to migrate them, but it simply didn’t work. I’d also like to note that I lost the last year’s worth of blog posts, so I’m fairly sad about both of those losses. However, I can’t dwell on it, I have to move forward, and hopefully on to bigger and better things.

Please join The Locker Room, which is the community aspect of my site to stay in the loop with what I have going on and for chances to win prizes. There are some special features there that I think you’ll like, especially the live audio/video blogging, and the sharing widgets.

Thanks again for your continued support, and I will work on posting more often. Just remember, this is a variety show in writing because I’m sharing from the many facets of my personality. Until next time...

Think Different - If You Dare!

2011-06-05T07:00:00Z

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This is an empowering message. The question is do we have the courage to do so. Especially nowadays where we are in what I term "the hater era". What do I mean by that? I mean that if you watch TV, sports commentators, read articles online, listen to people talk, there is a negative undercurrent that pervades the airwaves. People are looking to expose people, players, things, efforts, businesses, etc. in a negative light. I will admit, that there are several negative outlets available that don't need any help, yet at the same time, there seems to be this driving force to expose people in a bad way that just didn't seem as prevalent in times past.

With this in mind, do people have the courage to expose themselves to ridicule for going against the grain? In order for many of us to reach the pinacle of our greatness and indeed, the purpose for which we are here, we must. We must have the courage to follow our hearts, our passions, our destinies and do what we are called to do. We must think different.