What Goes on in an Athlete’s Mind with a Season-Ending Injury (Part III)
While at the Kyambogo court, I made friends with another guy, JP (not real name), who coached at a school in the city, Naalya. With all…
What Goes on in an Athlete’s Mind with a Season-Ending Injury (Part 2).
PART 2 The organization that had picked interest in me kept pursuing my search for a school. They told me about a new school on the…
What Goes on in the Mind of an Athlete with a Season-Ending Injury.
Part I It was a hot summer afternoon in Boston when I received a text from Coach Benedict (not real name). I was emptying the large…
Sounds Like a Symphony
A scene from the Sound of Music Musical. Image source: Panola “The Hills are alive with the sound of music, With the songs they have sung…
Here cometh the Queen
Her Royal Highness, Inebantu Jovia Mutesi. Image source: Busoga Kingdom If orientation did not produce a queen in the span of years that…
Gun Tattoos and Toilets
God: Raph, prepare for your trip to Uganda tomorrow morning. Image Source: Art.com God enters the Heavenly Meeting Hall Gates. Angel…
Beewol: The Noise Maker
Let’s go UG, Let’s go! Image Source: FUBA Following the social media popularity of the Women’s National Basketball Team, the Gazelles,…
For the Past and Future
I recently read on someone’s WhatsApp status, “If you are an athlete, do your best while you still can because once you are gone, you are…
The New York Times: In Uganda
Looking at this image alone potentially causes a loss of over 100 calories for any Ugandan, especially if they carried their phone. Image…
What about the Local Players?
As an athlete, we all have those moments when we feel we are good at what we do, and nobody can take that away from us. We get to certain…