Monday, November 7, 2016

Special Thursday...

Every day, I cherish the special people I am fortunate to meet along the way who offer glimpses into their wonderful, fun, pressure-filled lives for me to then share with the masses and help inspire others. Yesterday was incredible: I introduced Hall of Fame women's basketball coach Tara VanDerveer to Karch Kiraly, three-time Olympic gold medalist named volleyball player of his generation - two of my favorites. He wound up talking to the Stanford team. Sunday will mark 16 years with AP and I am beyond thankful for getting to see the world this way. What a year it has been, from Super Bowl, NBA Finals, covering Karch's special U.S. women's Olympic team in Rio, baseball playoffs - and at 329 miles swum, I will reach 366 (for the leap year).
What gave me goosebumps at days end were the dozens of kids and mostly girls in U.S. soccer gear waiting in the darkness to high five every woman from the losing Romanian team after an 8-1 beating by the Americans. Way to be an example, young ones!

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