Eastern CT. State Univ. Alumni Day Magic

Today was alumni day for the softball program at Eastern Connecticut State University. A program that has 5 National Championships & a very good chance for another title this year. Yet as we were all there reminiscing about the good ol' days it wasn't about the wins & very few losses. It was about the memories, the laughs, the tears, the kids we were then & the women we've become. There is a bond we all have that no one can ever take away. A bond created around a single white ball (that's what color it use to be) that allowed all of us to experience such great successes & even better relationships. Today so much of sport is driven by money, by notoriety, by the desire for fame. We were driven to be our best, do our best, search for the "Warrior" within & know that if you gave it your all everyday, the process would take care of the outcome. All of us there today have gone on to live separate lives, yet we are never far apart because we know we are a part of something greater than any one individual. Sports can & should be this kind of unifying force. Play for the passion, play for the learning, play for the competition, play to be better tomorrow than you are today, and play so you can develop life long relationships like we have all been so fortunate to experience at ECSU - Once a Warrior, Always a Warrior.