Sunday, October 4, 2009

Victory

At the beginning of the three weeks of the deaflympics, I vowed that I would never do this again...

I guess I put my foot in my mouth...

Because I SO would do this all over again. When it was all said and done, I never have fathom that:

:: I would come to love my teammates as much as I do.
:: the victory can be so sweet.
:: the experience will leaving me longing for more.
:: the tears, sweat and blood that were shed and spilled would make me a better person.

The deaflympics was, in a word,

SUBLIME.

Sweet, sweet victory.

The Gold Medal

We are the champions of the world!

Pre-game photo. Love these ladies.

Stepping up onto the podium as champions.

Just received the Gold Medal

Waving and thanking our fans in the crowd


During the national anthem before the final game

Receiving support from home

Carolyn (best friend from college) came and supported me at the finals.
There was nothing like seeing a familiar face in the midst of a crowd.

The next deaflympics is in Athens, Greece in 2013. Wanna join me on that adventure?

Once again, thank you all for your love and support!

My joy is the camaraderie that my team and I have developed during the three weeks of soccer heaven and hell.

4 comments:

Claire said...

SOOO proud of you.
Huge congratulations.

Pat Durham said...

Your hard work and dedication is something to be proud of. I am so excited that you were part of this team. It was an accomplishment to make the team and then to get the GOLD is frosting on the cake. Way to go. Pat

Carolyn said...

golly, i love that picture of you on the podium with your arm raised

Carolyn said...

i've never been to greece...!!