CHRISTEN CURRY lives by the motto, “Failure is temporary.” Basketball has taught her to fight through failures. Says Curry, “You can always reach your goals if you push through the hard times.” Growing up in a household with older brothers…
THE POWER OF BELIEVING IN YOURSELF
JEM TSURUMOTO was told that she was too small to hoop for a Division I program. Say’s Tsuromoto, “If I didn’t believe in myself they would have been right.” She played for the University of California, Irvine. But her journey…
WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES
SHE PROBABLY WOULDN’T DESCRIBE HERSELF THIS WAY, but Alexiz Graise is the next phenom. It’s just that her dedication to the game sets her apart from everyone else. She doesn’t discriminate. No cap, she gets buckets on girls and boys…
THE VALUE OF BASKETBALL
For years, since Jordan Evans was in the first-grade —since she learned how to play basketball at age six— the game has taught her lessons that she has been able to apply to her life off the court. Evans followed…
SURVIVING FRESHMEN YEAR
THESE DAYS, HAILEY JACKSON LIVES IN THE GYM. Last summer in Atlanta, I had a chance to watch her play in the Nike Tournament of Champions with Team Tulsa. She was in 8th grade at the time. Now, she’s a…
SISTER SISTER : HOW THREE BLAKLEY SISTERS SHARE THE COURT
They say that one of the best things about having a sister is that you will have a friend forever. Those rules don’t apply once you step on the hardwood. When real ballplayers hoop, they don’t have friends on the…
THE LIFE OF A STUDENT ATHLETE
STUDENT-ATHLETES often get a bad reputation. Grace Bump, a sophomore at Claremore High School is changing that narrative. Sure, some athletes do just enough to stay eligible. But she has a GPA of 4.1. She’s the epitome of a student-athlete…
FINDING YOUR PURPOSE
DEEP inhale, long exhale. Life goes by so quickly. It’s been ten years since I graduated from college. Ten years since I suited up for a collegiate basketball game. Ten years since I shared the lockerroom and unforgettable bond with…