Today's 10: John Chow, Chase Ogoshi, Mike Pimentel, Sierra Murobayashi, Tanielu Afe, Jerson Dosuo, Kyle Moraga, Brent Quackenbush, and our new kids, JN and Pilly. Alleck had a ton of homework. Cody had tutoring. Kaelen, think his knee is sore. Chris was at football. I feel good about everybody who was there today. I feel bad for them, though, that some of their teammates didn't want to work together today. We could really use the work and get the chemistry back.
What I liked best about today, besides everybody's patience in working on the '4 Out' offense and running hard during the scrimmage, is that you guys told me you wanted to come to practice today after Wednesday's game. Most of you kept your word. You showed leadership. That's what lasts over time. That's one of the reasons you will succeed.
People — adults and kids — who can't keep their word, there are plenty of them in the world. They end up being followers, lacking belief and conviction in their abilities and potential. They wind up with the most regrets. Who knows why they won't step up, or why they don't want to put in the work with their teams. But there have always been underachievers. And there have always been overachievers. I've always been an overachiever. I know what it's like to work on my jump shot and ballhandling for hours in the offseason, even though I knew I had a starting position pretty much locked up.
That wasn't good enough for me. I wanted to be part of a championship team, and I believed it was going to happen. I didn't want to miss the ride. So I ran the stairs at Ala Wai Plaza with my friends. We ran around Ala Wai Canal all the time. We played pickup ball every day against ex-college athletes, good local players, anybody, any time.
I see some of that same passion and dedication in a lot of our Thunder. That makes life fun for me!
Friday (tomorrow), call Coach Roy (693-6777) early and let him know if you need a ride from Makiki Park to Kilauea gym. Please help him out. He'll have the cooler, the basketballs and stuff. I have to work. I'll be at Aloha Stadium by 3 pm.
Get warmed up good tomorrow, don't overdo it and get hurt before the game.
Warmups at Kilauea gym outside court 6:00 pm. Game time 7:00 pm. HAVE FUN EVERYBODY!
Get warmed up good tomorrow, don't overdo it and get hurt before the game.
Warmups at Kilauea gym outside court 6:00 pm. Game time 7:00 pm. HAVE FUN EVERYBODY!
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