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| very proud coach morton
March 12, 2010
5:32:10 AM
Entry #: 3414135
| well gentleman as we sit here we are on the eve of our last run after 4 great years .. in this time we have become more than just a travel basketball team ... we became a family and i will always be proud to say i am your coach and i am your friend .. what you guys did for me can never be measured in words or emotions because its beyond that its more than thanks and see you next season .. have fun in high school .. the times we had i will never forget on the court and off ... rememebr this "those who hold you accountable for all you do will help you to build true and lasting self esteem" i tell you guys that because i know at times i was and still am hard on you guys and thats only because i want the best out of you for yourself and the team ... coaching to me is not only about making sure you know rebounding and defense its also about producing young men that your parents and league can be proud of and athletes that never give up and always know that the scoreboard only shows the outcome not the effort,, (kyle p) thank you for your time with us and i know if you didnt get hurt you would have been there but ill never forget that night against readington when you won that game with 23 points for us against the 1 seed who we lost to by 10 the week before and we all vowed we would come back that night and get our revenge and we did thanks to you (timmy) your hustle and hard work all these years has been wonderful to watch your knowledge of the game and ur attitude on the court are a blessing to have as a coach and your rebound and steal against chatham in the finals was awesome and ill never forget it (brad) you were always patient and waited your time and when the team needed you you stepped up your play against porteli in 7th mayors trophy champ changed that game around for us and we got our first championship (alec) you have been around since i coached your brother and all you ever did was work hard and try hard and i appreciate that (sanchez) great job all these years buddy i know if you keep working good things will happen for you in HS (kyle a) i still believe inside of you is a real great player and ill always say that .. keep workin and keep your hunger for the game and you will go far (pete) saw you in mayors trophy and said wow that kid can flat out shoot so having the chance to coach you this season was an honor and i thank you for coming to our organization (randy) my homie i will really miss you bro you and me were more than player coach since you were running around our practice with your brother we became good friends thanks for everything my boy (ryan) at 29_29 after a great comeback and in a game were you didnt take one shot you hit the shot that won the mayors trophy for us for your only 2 points but in this town were mayors trophy means alot to parents coaches and players that shot will be remembered (devin)14 points against chatham in the championship great games in these three years and the one thing ill never forget is your attitudde and how well you represent this organization this team and myself as a coach ..you are special(vinny) to watch what you have become as a basketball player has been a thing of beauty .. your confidence in your game and yourself has really exploded but vin what i learned from you was more than basketball my friend and i thank you for it .. coaches can learn alot from players (daniel)every practice every game every drill every sprint every minute you gave this team 100 percent as a coach its going to be very very difficult to hand you that jersey on championship night but i will with pride .. there has been to many moments to list here we all know that.. but the one thing i will say to sum it up your the best bro and ill nvr forget you
so thanks again guys and parents for a wonderful ride we were the first 5th grade travel team we have won garden state we have won mayors trophy we have won tournaments so we leave with a great resume but the best thing i can say about you guys is you are all great young men ...
"a surefire way to have good luck is to create your own luck through the actions you take"
DOMINATE THIS WEEKEND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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