The Champions

1On Easter Sunday the University of Louisville Cardinals played the University of Duke Blue Devils. We had dinner early so that we could devote every minute of our time wataching the game.Two excellent coaches and two excellent teams.The teams seemed to be well matched. They would take the lead then we would take it. It was definitely a nail biter.Suddenly I looked down for some reason or other and when I looked back up there were Cardinals scattered on the floor. My first thought was that we had been victims of a shooting but everyone was shouting, "What happened, what happened?"  It took the anouncers a few minitues to see what was happening and telling us what was going on. One of our players had jumped up to block a shot and came down on his leg so hard that he broke the tibia, About six inches of bone had come through the skin on his leg. It was such a dreadful sight that his fellow team mates fell to the floor on their knees in tears Some  team menbers vomited because of the shock. Coach Patino was crying and the team members all gathered in a huddle and cried. One player, Luike Hancock knelt beside his fallen team mate and patted hhis chest as he led them in prayer. The arena was dead silent until the gurney came and  the medics lifted Kevin (Ware)onto it and wheeled him away. The team had continued to huddle in grief with Kevin's words echoing around them..

"I'll be OK just win the game."

They did  just that! They continued to play well enough to win the game against Michigan on Monday night.They have proven themselves to be humble and kind to one another. They are a good example for all the athletes coming up behind them. We have needed good, clean well spoken young men as examples for the youth for sometime.

We can all be proud of them. I hope they will continue to be good examples from now on.Hail to the Champions!!!!Ciao