Champions Hold Their Heads High
Coach Carter: "Basketball is a privilege." Learning self-respect is a key to being better and achieving more.
Sport makes a huge difference for people around the world, especially our younger generations.
Whatever you choose to do, be a champion in your attitude and behaviour. Hold your head high.
Champions hold their heads high
By Michelle Morris
04/05/2023
Champions hold
Their heads high
Even when
They lose the game
Because they have
Self-respect
And deep down
They know
Their true name
It doesn't matter
What others think
It doesn't matter
What they do or say
Achieving victory
Within
Will always be
The proudest moment
For any man
© Michelle Morris, 2023
The inspirational Ken Carter:
truesportsmovies.com/basketball/coach-ken-carter-richmond-oilers/
The movie Coach Carter is a 2005 film based on the 1998-1999 basketball season of the Richmond High School Oilers in Richmond, California, and the actions of the team’s coach, Ken Carter, to enrich the lives of his players. Carter made national headlines when during an undefeated season he locked out his players from practicing or playing games until they improved their failing grades. Carter’s coaching philosophy, which concentrated on shaping his players as people more than athletes, received praise nationwide but criticism within the community.
Copyright © Michelle Morris | Year Posted 2023
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