.......so the highlight of day 3..... A really funny episode of the simpsons .*sigh* well to be fair it was actually really funny...nevertheless my day has been as dead as a victim of lucas from eastenders thanks to more rain and limited means of transport....really hoping this trip gets better by the weekend boy...wedding and visits from my cousins will defo mAke this trip more enjoyable...got my mind on my trip to Texas already....anyways that's me Gunnar have some lobster I'm goin in on the seafood...so till next time
Peace
P.s oysters taste peng
Day 2 "I hate Shopping"
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on Tuesday 29 June 2010
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Day 2 in the big brother house,
So we getting settled into new orleans little by little, time changes has messed me up tho woke up at 2 30 in the am thinking it was time for breakfast *sigh* Story of the day RAIN RAIN AND MORE RAIN but on a brighter note I got to spend all day shopping with mumsie -_- and just as things couldnt get any better one cab driver tried to take us for one kwasia (ask a ghanain) and tried to bump us lol I still cant seem to get used to how friendly everybody "seems" to be around here, customer service is on another level. One employee left my brother speechless when we walked into a store by just asking how he was...its been a long day to say the least and im about to top it all off by trying some oysters for the first time...so if i live to tell the tale ill see you man in the morrow,
Peace
So we getting settled into new orleans little by little, time changes has messed me up tho woke up at 2 30 in the am thinking it was time for breakfast *sigh* Story of the day RAIN RAIN AND MORE RAIN but on a brighter note I got to spend all day shopping with mumsie -_- and just as things couldnt get any better one cab driver tried to take us for one kwasia (ask a ghanain) and tried to bump us lol I still cant seem to get used to how friendly everybody "seems" to be around here, customer service is on another level. One employee left my brother speechless when we walked into a store by just asking how he was...its been a long day to say the least and im about to top it all off by trying some oysters for the first time...so if i live to tell the tale ill see you man in the morrow,
Peace
Day 1 "its New Orleans"
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Woiiii so we made it safely to the US after what seemed like the longest journey I have ever experienced in my life.....(believe i could not stand fully upright on our local flight plane to new orleans) we thank God for journey mercies...New Orleans seems nice so far havent had much time do anything as of yet though that and the fact that Jet Lagged KO'd me lol...I've already started to hear the customary "how tall are you" and "do you play basketball" comments and im trying hard to get used to smiling and saying hello to every single person I meet....Ill get there eventually...hope my blog gets a bit more interesting from here on but until then im out
Peace
Peace
States bound
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on Sunday 27 June 2010
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Haha I'm leaving you guys in england nananananana *kiddies voice* nah but in all seriousness yup I'm off to the U S of A for a couple weeks to the wonderful state of new orleans....I know what you're saying....gunna miss me right? Not to fear tho I plan to do a day by day blog/diary every day for the next two weeks to chronicle my events...I really do hope that I actually stick to my word and do this...right now we waiting in heathrow....course sticking to nigerian culture our luggage is too much SMH these time my brother has the heaviest luggage lol before my mum switches for not helping out with the luggage I'm off....see you on the other side mayn (in my best american accent)
Peace
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Violets are Orange
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on Tuesday 11 May 2010
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Roses are red Violets are Blue
I can’t help but smile every time I think of you
When you're not around I don’t know what to do
Your worth to my life you probably don’t have a clue
I can’t help but feel insecure whenever you leave my arms
Seems like there’s always 5 others fighting for a chance
It’s the way you move that’s got these fella’s in a trance
But till the end I will fight for you keeping a firm stance
The things I do for you sometimes drags me to Sin
Its hard to Control my emotions, my temper I cant hold in
Not getting my way is like u taking my heart and throwing it in the bin
But I swear Ill do anything Just so I can Win
So till the end I will fight for you Ill give u my all
To the highest of highs and to the lows that I fall
No matter the Call I will ensure I stand Tall
For my love My passion My BASKETBALL
LOL follow me twitter.com/femzflyboi
I can’t help but smile every time I think of you
When you're not around I don’t know what to do
Your worth to my life you probably don’t have a clue
I can’t help but feel insecure whenever you leave my arms
Seems like there’s always 5 others fighting for a chance
It’s the way you move that’s got these fella’s in a trance
But till the end I will fight for you keeping a firm stance
The things I do for you sometimes drags me to Sin
Its hard to Control my emotions, my temper I cant hold in
Not getting my way is like u taking my heart and throwing it in the bin
But I swear Ill do anything Just so I can Win
So till the end I will fight for you Ill give u my all
To the highest of highs and to the lows that I fall
No matter the Call I will ensure I stand Tall
For my love My passion My BASKETBALL
LOL follow me twitter.com/femzflyboi
sidetracked
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on Saturday 8 May 2010
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"I wanna get back to my life again...don't wanna be sidetracked living my life on edge" Seeing as I haven't blogged since November 2009 I don't think sidetracked is even the word, lost in the middle of accra is probably a better way of describing my blogging at this present time.My sincerest apologies, I would like to say its because I have been busy with work but that's probably only about 30 percent of the problem (procrastination holds about 50 percent)The truth is that my blog isn't the only thing I've been sidetracked from over the past couple of months. A lot of the things that are most important to me have been neglected and my focus on certain aspects of my life has slipped. Friends, basketball and even my relationship with God have all suffered due to me being sidetracked and distracted by other things. I can't even use excuse of work for much longer because I still find time to tweet about eastenders for 30 mins a day (hold tight my dawg from longtime Fatboy) So the excuses/procrastination stops here with this blog post. I will be makinga conscious effort to stay on track with my relationships, the things that are important to me and the goals that I have set for myself. So I'm using this blog post, posted on saturday the 8th of may 2010 as a symbol of change (yes we can!) I promise you, whoever I'm talking to that not only my blog but my life will also be updated, thank you. *waits for standing ovation*
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And check out www.getprobasketball.com
"I just wanna BE i just wanna be in the NBA"
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on Sunday 15 November 2009
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"One day I'm gunna play in the NBA!!" A statement commonly made by not only young American's but kids all across the world. Though popularized as an American sport it is played and enjoyed in countries across the globe. The Spanish have arguably the best national team after USA and have arguably the strongest professional league outside the NBA. The Chinese have spent millions developing and promoting the game of basketball and is easily the fastest growing sport in Asia generating large amounts of money. It doesn't stop there though the National Basketball Association (NBA)the biggest basketball league in the world now has over 80 international players, with countries like France producing an impressive 10 players currently making their trade in the NBA. Don't get it twisted either these guys aren't just sitting on the bench, international superstars like Dirk Nowitzski(Germany), Steve Nash(Canada), Tony Parker (France), Pau Gasol (Spain) and Yao Ming (China) are all perennial All Stars and are amongst the Best players in the world. So in short the International game has come a very long way and basketball can no longer just be classed as just an American sport.
This is not a view shared by the general British public though where the most widely played sports are Football, Rugby and Cricket. Though Basketball may be an afterthought to the majority of the British population the sport has come a very long way in the past few years, growing in participation and interest vastly in recent times. The crown jewel of basketball in Britain would be the newly established Great Britain men's basketball team, who led by NBA star Loul Deng performed exceptionally well by their standards in the recent Eurobasket competitions and cemented their place in the London 2012 Olympics. Loul Deng, Great Britain's most heralded player, Brixton's finest, Chicago Bulls Star and extremely talented player is a product of the British system and has provided Brits everywhere with hope that they can make it too. But right now not a lot of Brits do make it big. In actual fact other than Loul Deng there is only 1 other player (Pops Mensah-Bonsu of the Houston Rockets) who has a real British background is currently playing for NBA team. (Disregarding NBA players like Ben Gordon and Kellena Azubuike who both have British roots). Don't get me wrong Britain has produced many great players playing outside the NBA or have the potential to make it to make it to the NBA (can't name them all but there are a lot) but it is widespread opinion that there are many issues within the British game that are holding us back. Here are 10 popular arguments as to why we struggle to make it;
1. Like mentioned before Basketball is not one of the most popular sports in Britain. This of course leads to not a lot of interest by higher authorities investing money into the sport, meaning there are a lack of good facilities to help players develop their game. For example I'm a player in this winter period with no indoor court to freely go and play in. How am I supposed to develop my game??
2. Players in America for example are generally being developed and taught the game at much younger ages then we are in Britain so they automatically have the advantage of developing their game for longer periods of time
3. The popular myth is that players in America have a height advantage over us Brits. If this can be proved true then this obviously will make a difference. Most people also feel that people 6"6-6"7 who would be playing the center position in Britain would be guards in the NBA or playing against American Centers who are more likely to stand a 6"10 and upwards, so straight away there is a disadvantage. A good example of how this can hurt British players stem from British coaches have the tendency to coach only "Big Man" skills to relatively tall people in Britain who in America would not be seen as tall so they struggle to perform.
4. Not a lot of help/connections/guidance/exposure. With not a lot of the help or connections that players in other parts of the world have its a lot harder for Brits to have the same opportunities and links to make it
5. It is also popular opinion that coaches care more about winning games rather than developing players. For example some coaches are more concerned with star players helping their teams win rather than allowing them to move on and develop somewhere else.
6. The British game in its entirety lack organization
7. Not many Big British stars to look up to
8. British players not applying as much effort, drive, time to developing their own games. Not understanding what it takes to make it big. At times the ego of a player can be their biggest downfall
9. Lack of interest in the British game from the outside. In other words scouts and representatives of teams in America and Europe do not pay enough attention to the game in Britain
10. We're just not good enough!!
Of course this is just all based on the opinion of individuals, cannot be taken as facts and can easily be argued against but they still stand to pose issues as to why our game hasn't developed as far as it possibly could. At the same time though its all a process and the game of basketball has come in leaps and bounds in the past few years in this country so hopefully we continue to progress and develop to a stage where our poster boy will not just be Loul Deng but well have a whole team to be proud of!!
(Big thanks to Evelyn, Stephan, Nathan, Akin, Calum, Tashan, Kalil and Ryan for their input plus all the other people I've spent time arguing with about this lol)
Peace
This is not a view shared by the general British public though where the most widely played sports are Football, Rugby and Cricket. Though Basketball may be an afterthought to the majority of the British population the sport has come a very long way in the past few years, growing in participation and interest vastly in recent times. The crown jewel of basketball in Britain would be the newly established Great Britain men's basketball team, who led by NBA star Loul Deng performed exceptionally well by their standards in the recent Eurobasket competitions and cemented their place in the London 2012 Olympics. Loul Deng, Great Britain's most heralded player, Brixton's finest, Chicago Bulls Star and extremely talented player is a product of the British system and has provided Brits everywhere with hope that they can make it too. But right now not a lot of Brits do make it big. In actual fact other than Loul Deng there is only 1 other player (Pops Mensah-Bonsu of the Houston Rockets) who has a real British background is currently playing for NBA team. (Disregarding NBA players like Ben Gordon and Kellena Azubuike who both have British roots). Don't get me wrong Britain has produced many great players playing outside the NBA or have the potential to make it to make it to the NBA (can't name them all but there are a lot) but it is widespread opinion that there are many issues within the British game that are holding us back. Here are 10 popular arguments as to why we struggle to make it;
1. Like mentioned before Basketball is not one of the most popular sports in Britain. This of course leads to not a lot of interest by higher authorities investing money into the sport, meaning there are a lack of good facilities to help players develop their game. For example I'm a player in this winter period with no indoor court to freely go and play in. How am I supposed to develop my game??
2. Players in America for example are generally being developed and taught the game at much younger ages then we are in Britain so they automatically have the advantage of developing their game for longer periods of time
3. The popular myth is that players in America have a height advantage over us Brits. If this can be proved true then this obviously will make a difference. Most people also feel that people 6"6-6"7 who would be playing the center position in Britain would be guards in the NBA or playing against American Centers who are more likely to stand a 6"10 and upwards, so straight away there is a disadvantage. A good example of how this can hurt British players stem from British coaches have the tendency to coach only "Big Man" skills to relatively tall people in Britain who in America would not be seen as tall so they struggle to perform.
4. Not a lot of help/connections/guidance/exposure. With not a lot of the help or connections that players in other parts of the world have its a lot harder for Brits to have the same opportunities and links to make it
5. It is also popular opinion that coaches care more about winning games rather than developing players. For example some coaches are more concerned with star players helping their teams win rather than allowing them to move on and develop somewhere else.
6. The British game in its entirety lack organization
7. Not many Big British stars to look up to
8. British players not applying as much effort, drive, time to developing their own games. Not understanding what it takes to make it big. At times the ego of a player can be their biggest downfall
9. Lack of interest in the British game from the outside. In other words scouts and representatives of teams in America and Europe do not pay enough attention to the game in Britain
10. We're just not good enough!!
Of course this is just all based on the opinion of individuals, cannot be taken as facts and can easily be argued against but they still stand to pose issues as to why our game hasn't developed as far as it possibly could. At the same time though its all a process and the game of basketball has come in leaps and bounds in the past few years in this country so hopefully we continue to progress and develop to a stage where our poster boy will not just be Loul Deng but well have a whole team to be proud of!!
(Big thanks to Evelyn, Stephan, Nathan, Akin, Calum, Tashan, Kalil and Ryan for their input plus all the other people I've spent time arguing with about this lol)
Peace