Did I say too old to be a Balla?

Women’s Varsity Basketball Team, 1919. Women’s basketball has a long and distinguished history at OSU dating back to the last years of the nineteenth century. [OSU Archives: Harriet's Collection #32]

I keep thinkin’, I must be out of my mind wanting to play ball after all these years. I’m insane, I just know it. But what do you do when you can’t get the sound of sneakers on the court out of your head? The feel of the ball as you go for a tight jumper with someone wanting to embarrass you in front of every one. Someone wanting to stuff you like a Thanksgiving turkey. I’m almost thirty, and can’t stop dreamin’ about playin’ ball for a university. So I figured, it is time. I am gonna do it. I am gonna play ball whether the universe likes it or not. I have my 2 year goal. I will make it onto a team and I will play. It’s my dream and I can’t avoid it anymore.

So here we go. Now all I have to do is, Lose 75 lbs, gain back my stamina and endurance, find a ball trainer to get my team play goin’ then I will be set to try out. By the time I get to try out, I will be 13 years older then the average freshman. I will have to beat those poor children to the ground to get my chance at this. I was saddled with familial responsibilities at a time when I could have been a freshman and rookie when I was 17. I am ready now to take it all back.

Now if I could get some pointers from T-Spoon or maybe Ms. Woodard, I may be able to really live it all up but I will run with what I have.

I wonder if I should wear the uniform from 1919 to my first home game. Talk about standing out in a game. Not so much outstanding.

Until next time

~ by killaxova on December 30, 2007.