Written on the by John Chacona
Heart
“We must be consistent, focused, hard-working, relentless, and have desire every day, so our full potential will be reached and proven.” This mission statement has hung above the desk of Gannon University women’s basketball coach Cleve Wright since last fall. Composed by his players, it was an aspiration for the season. With words like “focused,” “hard-working,” “desire,” and “potential,” it reads almost like a sports cliché. Look closer, though,
and you notice words that you expect to find and don’t, words like “winners” and “champions.” Yet, as winter melts into hopeful spring on the Gannon campus, “winners” and “champions” are the words on the lips of all who were moved by the improbable and inspiring saga of the 2006-07 Lady Knights.
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