"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."

-Lao Tzu

Many people use the journey metaphor for life. Tonight I had my creative writing class. My professor, acclaimed author Claire Davis, referred to the famous quote, "there are only two stories: a man goes on a journey, or a stranger comes to town."

In August, five strangers came to town, but it never felt that way. They are more like family members I have never met. Together we have embarked on a journey that will last the next five months. Coach took us on a "team bonding" trip to a WSU football game. We shared blankets and hot cocoa, it was sweet. But we bond every day, sharing in the pain and sweat of practice and the weight room.

This past weekend we opened the season against UBC-O. As a team, we probably hit the floor as many times as we scored. It was a fun weekend, and it gave us an understanding of who we are. We are fast and furious. Every loose ball was ours and every player showed up to play. It was fun!

Goals are important to success, and we have been setting the bar high for what we want to achieve this year. We’ve also been filming some commercials and posing for pictures at our player-sponsor photo reception. I will reference our Scholarship Club many times throughout the year. This is a phenomenal group of people that support our team financially, but also emotionally. Especially this time of year, their support is greatly appreciated. During the holiday season in the months of November and December, most of us don’t get to see family very often. The great folks in the Scholarship Club give us food for our tummies and good company that can’t be matched anywhere else. Over the past couple weeks we have had three or four recruits and the first thing we tell them is how these great people are, and how they make LCSC feel like home.

Our journey has begun. Every season is a journey, every journey is a lifetime. And we’re going to play for the innocence of it, we’re going to play for the love of the game. We begin one step at a time, one practice at a time, one game at a time.

Coach Orrism of the week:

"Teach it to your kids; never let anyone cut in front of your face."