Basketball was my life!

I forget what grade I was in, but I had decided that I wanted to be a cheerleader.  I was pretty small, but I had a loud mouth, so cheerleading seemed like the thing to do. Coach Carter had a different idea.  He said I was too mean to be a cheerleader and he was going to make a basketball player out of me.  Well imagine my surprise when in the 9th grade I made the team.  Of course my uniform was a little big for me.  My mom had to rip out the seams and fold them under and pretty much remake the entire thing.  At least I had a lot of padding, which turned out to be a good thing, since Coach Carter taught me the technique of getting "charging fouls"  (even when you were not touched by the opposing team).  I was suppose to get a milkshake for each successful attempt.  I can't remember how many milkshakes I got, but I do have a few scars to show  for my success.  Yes, basketball was my life and I sure had some good friends to make all the hard work worthwhile and of course all the winning and State Championships  were a big PLUS.  I didn't know what it meant to lose!  In my 4 years on the team, I never played in a losing game!!    Thanks to all my teammates, the fans, cheerleaders, managers  and Coach Carter for helping me be a part of such an awesome winning streak.  
#10  Patsy Ranow Gaultney