2008 was a great year for sports, so it is hard for me to list my top sports moments for the year.
The Olympics were nice but I was not mesmerized by the action so while impressed with Michael Phelps, his feats did not overwhelm me. Nor did the Giants in the super bowl. I am bored with Tiger, he is just too good. I don’t care about the NBA anymore so bah hum bug on the Celtics. With the Tar Heels out I couldn’t have cared less about Rock Chalk Jayhawk, and I almost vomit at the sound of Brett Favres name.
But two events of 2008 stand out to me.
Back in early march, my daughter’s Middle School basketball team won their conference tournament and Ryanne was named All Conference and All- Tournament. That was justice for a team that had been pounded soundly the year before. This was only slightly better than their runner-up trophy in the conference volleyball tournament in 2007. I never thought I would get so excited about volleyball that didn’t have two women in bikinis in the bright hot sun!
In late January, my son Brooks made a shot and was fouled in his league game with one second left on the clock. His basket cut the lead to two. He intentionally missed his free throw that bounced back to him and he swished it back in to send the game into overtime. Then with 8 seconds left in the first over time he buried a three that sent the game into a second overtime. The gym was packed and the atmosphere was awesome, so losing the game in over time number 3 wasn’t so hard to swallow. Brooks and I went and bought lottery tickets after the game. His luck must have run out because we didn’t win anything!
I get more anxious over my kids games than I ever did my own. And even if my favorite teams reversed their futility into greatness; that means something other than an awful Notre Dame Football season; or the Tar Heels not losing in the final four; even my pitiful Detroit Lions going from 0-16 to 16-0. None of these would touch the joy of walking to the car with my arm around one of my kids after their game and telling them that I love them. Win or lose I love them.
But our favorite saying in the Corder household is, “Winning is so much better than like…..losing.”
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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